Yūko Obuchi
 Yūko Obuchi (小渕 優子 Obuchi Yūko born December 11 1973 in Bunkyō Tokyo) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) and the current Minister of State in charge of the Declining Birthrate.A graduate of Seijo University Obuchi worked at the broadcaster TBS from 1996 to 1998. She was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000.