What is Karen Makishima?
[[File:Karen Makishima 20130904.jpg|right|200px]] {{nihongo|'''Karen Makishima'''|牧島かれん|Makishima Karen|extra=born November 1, 1976}} is a Japanese politician. She is a member of the [[House of Representatives (Japan)|House of Representatives]] since 2012. She was the [[Minister for Digital Transformation]] from 2021 to 2022 in [[Fumio Kishida]]'s cabinet.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Japan's new Minister arrives at prime minister Kishida's official residence, in Tokyo |url=https://denvergazette.com/news/japans-new-minister-arrives-at-prime-minister-kishidas-official-residence-in-tokyo/image_6980fa3a-2f63-5d13-914c-1249c5af91b8.html |access-date=2021-10-05 |archive-date=2021-10-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005080603/https://denvergazette.com/news/japans-new-minister-arrives-at-prime-minister-kishidas-official-residence-in-tokyo/image_6980fa3a-2f63-5d13-914c-1249c5af91b8.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> She is a member of the [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]]. Makishima was born in [[Yokosuka, Kanagawa]]. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.makishimakaren.com/ Official site] {{DEFAULTSORT:Makishima, Karen}} [[Category:1976 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Politicians from Kanagawa Prefecture]] [[Category:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians]] [[Category:Digital Transformation ministers of Japan]] {{bio-stub}}