is a former Japanese politician. He is also known by his nickname . He was elected as city councilor of Toda, Saitama in 2021 but later the city election commission invalidated his win due to a violation of the Japanese Public Offices Election Law. He was then elected as city councilor for Miyazaki City. He resigned after being arrested for sexually assaulting a female acquaintance in September 2023. He was charged with sexual assault in May 2024.
Early life.
Nishimoto was born on August 14, 1986, in Miyazaki city, Miyazaki Prefecture. His father is part of a gang and his mother left him when he was one year old. He grew up with his grandmother. He joined a gang and was sent to juvenile detention centers three times when he was in his third year in middle school. In an interview with "The Tokyo Shimbun", he said that when he was in detention for the third time, he could not see his grandmother before she died, which led him to change his heart.
Political career.
Tokyo gubernatorial election.
He moved to Tokyo when he was 21 and worked as a club employee and caregiver in Ginza. He also worked as a singer and performed in live concerts. He ran for the 2020 Tokyo gubernatorial election because he wanted to "raise his profile". He ran under his nickname "Super Crazy-kun" but it was rejected and he was allowed to run under his real name. He lost the election, only garnering 11,900 votes.
Toda city councilor (2020–2021).
He then decided to run for city councilor for Toda City, Saitama Prefecture, where he ran again by his nickname "Super Crazy-kun" and was allowed by the city election commission. He campaigned while wearing a uniform. He won garnering 912 votes and placing 26th out of the 36 seats the city has. He was addressed as during the preliminary session.
Toda City Election Commission received various complaints from the people claiming that he did not live in the city for more than three months as required by the Japanese Public Offices Election Law. Nishimoto denied it, stating in various interviews that he moved to an apartment in the city in late September 2020 and moved his residency from Tokyo's Chūō ward to Toda City on October 5, 2020, to run for the election. On April 9, the city election commission invalidated his win stating that the apartment where he lived since September 2020 was still in someone else's name and failing to prove that he actually lives in the city. Nishimoto replied in an interview with "Sankei Shimbun" that he went to the house in Tokyo where his wife and children live, but "he slept in Toda City". He filed a lawsuit on April 13 at the Saitama Prefectural Election Commission against the city election commission but later overturned in July. He then appealed in July to the Tokyo High Court to have the ruling overturned but later dismissed the lawsuit. He then announced that he would file an appeal in the Supreme Court of Japan on October 15 but later rejected it on March 4, 2022. On March 9, the Toda City election commission officially invalidated his win.
Mayoral election & Miyazaki gubernatorial election.
He decided to run for mayor of Toda City after the incumbent mayor Fumihito Sugawara was uncontested. He lost the election by a wide margin garnering only 2,529 votes against his opponent's 37,092 votes. He entered Nihon University in April 2022 in the Faculty of Law, Department of Politics and Economics. He said that he decided to not for the Japanese House of Councillors.
In November 2022, Nishimoto announced that he would be run for governor of Miyazaki Prefecture. He ran against incumbent governor Shunji Kōno, former governor Hideo Higashikokubaru, and former House of Councillors member Yoshiro Yokomine. He lost the election garnering only 7,679 votes.
Miyazaki City Councilor (2023–2024).
In January 2023, he announced that he would be running for councilor of Miyazaki City. He won the election after garnering 4,195 votes, the second highest among the councilors. On September 6, 2023, he was arrested after allegedly sexually assaulting and injuring a female acquaintance on September 3. Nishimoto denied this allegation and apologized to his supporters. On September 11, the Miyazaki City Council unanimously passed a resolution to recommend his resignation but according to his lawyer, Nishimoto did not want to resign. On September 11, a resolution was submitted to the Miyazaki City Council recommending the resignation of Nishimoto, which was passed unanimously after a vote. According to his lawyer, Nishimoto has indicated that he will not resign from his seat as a council member.
On September 27, the Miyazaki District Public Prosecutors Office indicted Nishimoto on charges of non-consensual sexual intercourse resulting in injury. On the same day, at a press conference held at Miyazaki City Hall, Nishimoto's lawyer revealed that he had generally admitted to the charges. However, he stated that "he did not use strong violence, and he did not remove her clothes", and that he would seek the lesser charge of non-consensual indecent assault at the trial. On December 26, the Miyazaki District Court ruled to grant bail to Nishimoto. On February 22, 2024, Nishimoto resigned as councilor. On May 21, the Miyazaki District Court sentenced Nishimoto to four years and six months in prison.
Personal life.
He is married and has a child.