Naoki Furukawa

is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who serves as a member of the House of Representatives.

Early years Furukawa was born in Asahi Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. After graduating from the School of Political Science and Economics of Meiji University, he entered Bank of Yokohama. After that, he worked as a secretary to Shigefumi Matsuzawa.

Political career In 1995, Furukawa ran for the Yokohama City Council as a New Frontier Party (NFP) candidate and won. After the NFP was dissolved, he joined the LDP. As a result, the LDP decided to field a candidate in the Kanagawa 6th district for the first time in 25 years. Following an open recruitment process, Furukawa was selected as the nominee. On 15 April 2021, Furukawa assumed the head of the LDP Kanagawa 6th district branch.

In the 2021 general election, Furukawa defeated incumbent Yoichiro Aoyagi (CDP).

In the 2024 general election, Furukawa lost to Aoyagi by 926 votes but won a seat in the PR block.

In November 2024, Furukawa was appointed to Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications in Second Ishiba cabinet.

In October 2025, Furukawa was appointed to Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction and Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office in First Takaichi cabinet.

In the 2026 general election, Furukawa defeated CRA's Aoyagi by large margin and regained Kanagawa 6th's seat. After the election, he was re-appointed to Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction and Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office in Second Takaichi cabinet.