Taku Yamamoto

Taku Takaichi (山本 拓; born Taku Yamamoto, 7 July 1952) is a Japanese Liberal Democratic Party politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives from 1990 to 1996 and again from 2003 to 2021. He is the husband of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. He is the first male spouse of a Japanese prime minister.

He married Sanae Takaichi, a fellow member of the House of Representatives, in 2004. They agreed to a divorce in July 2017, however, they got back together in December 2021.

In 2025, Yamamoto had a cerebral infarction, paralyzing the right side of his body.

References

Other websites
 Official website  in Japanese.

Category:1952 births
Category:Living people
Category:Politicians from Fukui Prefecture
Category:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians
Category:Sanae Takaichi
Category:Spouses of prime ministers of Japan