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Heisei Kenkyūkai 平成研究会
Leader	Toshimitsu Motegi
Founder	Noboru Takeshita
Founded	4 August 1987
Ideology	Conservatism
Type	Liberal Democratic Party faction
Councillors	21 / 117
Representatives	23 / 191
Website
heiseiken.jp
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Heisei Kenkyūkai (Japanese: 平成研究会, Heisei Research Council) is a faction within the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). It is currently led by Toshimitsu Motegi, the current secretary-general of the LDP.

Faction heads

Faction heads who became prime minister are in bold.

No.	Image	Faction head	Years
1		Noboru Takeshita	1987
2		Shin Kanemaru	1987–1992
3		Keizo Obuchi	1992–1998
4		Tamisuke Watanuki	1998–2000
5		Ryutaro Hashimoto	2000–2004
-	N/A	Vacant	2004–2005
6		Yuji Tsushima	2005–2009
7		Fukushiro Nukaga	2009–2018
8		Wataru Takeshita	2018–2021
9		Toshimitsu Motegi	2021–present

References

1. Johnston, Eric (28 October 2020). "Two LDP factions face uncertain future after losing in race to fill Japan's top job". The Japan Times. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
2. Bosack, Michael (4 January 2022). "The Evolution of LDP Factions - Tokyo Review". Retrieved 10 September 2022.

• Political party factions in Japan
• 1987 establishments in Japan
• Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)