2008. Loss of LDP confidence and loss of lower house seat In the 2009 general election the LDP was reluctant to run Nakayama as a candidate. He ran as an independent and lost his seat. Move to the Sunrise Party of Japan, Japan Restoration Party, and Party for Future Generations On 21 June 2010 Nakayama and his wife Kyoko announced that they would move from the Liberal Democratic Party to the Sunrise Party of Japan. He ran for the House of Councilors in the July 11 2010 election, but was not elected. The Sunrise Party became part of the Japan Restoration Party, and Nariaki returned to the Diet in the 2012 general election. When Shintaro Ishihara's group left that party to form the Party for Future Generations he and his wife went too. He lost his seat again in the 2014 general election. References External links Minister of Education, Culture, Science and Technology Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet 1943 births Living people People from Miyazaki Prefecture University of Tokyo alumni Spouses of Japanese politicians Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Education ministers of Japan Ministers of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan Members of Nippon Kaigi Kibō no Tō politicians Nanjing Massacre deniers 21st-century Japanese politicians Politicians from Miyazaki Prefecture Historical negationism Culture ministers of Japan Sports ministers of Japan Technology ministers of Japan Science ministers of Japan