Hatsu Imai

Hatsu Imai (, 3 May 1901 – 6 April 1971) was a Japanese teacher, journalist and politician. She was one of the first group of women elected to the House of Representatives in 1946.

Biography Imai was born in Katsuyama in Ōno District in 1901, and attended Shimizudani Girl's High School. She failed to be re-elected in the 1947 elections and unsuccessfully ran as an independent in Tokyo in the 1949 elections.

After leaving parliament, Imai studied journalism at Meiji University, graduating in 1950. She subsequently worked as an expert advisor to the Youth Affairs Council of the Prime Minister's Office. She died in 1971.