Emi Kaneko (金子 恵美, Kaneko Emi, born July 7, 1965) is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A native of Fukushima Prefecture, she did her undergraduate study at Hosei University and later earned master's degrees from California State University, Fresno and Fukushima University. After serving in the town assembly of Hobara, Fukushima for two terms and the city assembly of Date, Fukushima. In 2007, she was elected to the House of Councillors in Fukushima at-large district but she lost reelection 2013. Since 2014 she has been a member of the House of Representatives, representing Fukushima 1st district.

Kaneko is part of the CDP's shadow cabinet 'Next Cabinet' as the shadow Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.^[1]

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