Draft:Naoki Furukawa

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Draft:Naoki Furukawa

Political career

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In 2003, Igarashi ran for the Tochigi Prefectural Assembly and won.
In 2003, Igarashi ran for the Tochigi Prefectural Assembly and won.


In [[Kanagawa 6th district]] — which includes Asahi Ward, where Furukawa had been active — the LDP had long refrained from fielding its own candidate due to an electoral cooperation agreement with its coalition partner, [[Komeito]].
In June 2021, the LDP Tochigi Prefectural Federation selected Igarashi as [[Tochigi 2nd district]] candidate following a recruitment process.{{cite web|title=衆院栃木2区、自民の公認巡って混乱　西川元農相の地盤|url=https://www.asahi.com/sp/articles/ASP6Z3TC2P6YUUHB008.html|date=30 June 2021|access-date=12 April 2026|website=[[The Asahi Shimbun]]|language=Japanese}}
However, Komeito faced difficulties in maintaining its nomination after [[Kiyohiko Toyama]], their intended candidate, resigned from the party following a scandal. As a result, the LDP decided to field a candidate in the Kanagawa 6th district for the first time in 25 years. Following an open recruitment process, Furukawa was selected as the nominee. On April 15 2021, Furukawa assumed the head of the LDP Kanagawa 6th district branch.{{cite web|title=衆院栃木2区　自民、五十嵐氏で一本化へ　県連　西川氏は比例で調整|url=https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/134573|date=3 October 2021|access-date=13 April 2026|website=[[Tokyo Shimbun]]|language=Japanese}}


In Tochigi 2nd, Yasuo Nishikawa — a member of the Tochigi Prefectural Assembly and the eldest son of igarashi's predecessor, Koya Nishikawa — also expressed his intention to run. While there was talk of a split election, a compromise was eventually reached to run Igarashi as Tochigi 2nd's candidate and Nishikawa as a PR candidate.{{cite web|title=衆院栃木2区　自民、五十嵐氏で一本化へ　県連　西川氏は比例で調整|url=https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/134573|date=3 October 2021|access-date=13 April 2026|website=[[Tokyo Shimbun]]|language=Japanese}}
In the [[2021 Japanese general election|2021 general election]], Furukawa defeated incumbent [[Yoichiro Aoyagi]] ([[Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan|CDP]]).{{cite web|title=衆院選 栃木 開票速報|url=https://www.asahi.com/sp/senkyo/shuinsen/2021/kaihyo/A09.html#Area002|date=31 October 2021|access-date=12 April 2026|website=[[The Asahi Shimbun]]|language=Japanese}} Meanwhile, Nishikawa lost the election because he was placed low on the party list.{{cite web|title=衆院選 北関東ブロック 開票速報|url=https://www.asahi.com/sp/senkyo/shuinsen/2021/kaihyo/O03.html|date=31 October 2021|access-date=21 April 2026|website=[[The Asahi Shimbun]]|language=Japanese}}

In the [[2021 Japanese general election|2021 general election]], Igarashi lost to [[Akio Fukuda]] ([[Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan|CDP]]) and won a seat in the PR block.{{cite web|title=衆院選 栃木 開票速報|url=https://www.asahi.com/sp/senkyo/shuinsen/2021/kaihyo/A09.html#Area002|date=31 October 2021|access-date=12 April 2026|website=[[The Asahi Shimbun]]|language=Japanese}} Meanwhile, Nishikawa lost the election because he was placed low on the party list.{{cite web|title=衆院選 北関東ブロック 開票速報|url=https://www.asahi.com/sp/senkyo/shuinsen/2021/kaihyo/O03.html|date=31 October 2021|access-date=21 April 2026|website=[[The Asahi Shimbun]]|language=Japanese}}

In the [[2024 Liberal Democratic Party presidential election|2024 LDP presidential election]], Igarashi voted for [[Toshimitsu Motegi]] in first round and voted for [[Sanae Takaichi]] in run-off vote.{{cite web|title=栃木県選出７議員、３人は投票先を明かさず　自民党総裁選決選投票　石破新総裁に期待の声|url=https://www.shimotsuke.co.jp/articles/-/972745|date=28 September 2024|access-date=12 April 2026|website=Shimotsuke Shimbun|language=Japanese}}


In the [[2024 Japanese general election|2024 general election]], Furukawa lost to Aoyagi by 926 votes but won a seat in the PR block.{{cite web|title=神奈川6区 衆議院選挙|url=https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/election/shugiin/2024/YA14XXXXXX000/006/|date=27 October 2024|access-date=21 April 2026|website=[[The Yomiuri Shimbun]]|language=Japanese}}
In the [[2024 Japanese general election|2024 general election]], Furukawa lost to Aoyagi by 926 votes but won a seat in the PR block.{{cite web|title=神奈川6区 衆議院選挙|url=https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/election/shugiin/2024/YA14XXXXXX000/006/|date=27 October 2024|access-date=21 April 2026|website=[[The Yomiuri Shimbun]]|language=Japanese}}
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