Shinji Nagatomo

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

Early years Born and raised in Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture in 1977.

In March 2002, Nagatomo graduated from the Faculty of Law at Waseda University and began working as a freelance journalist in October of the same year.

In the 2021 general election, he lost to LDP incumbent Taku Etō but won a seat in Kyushu PR.

In the 2024 general election, Nagatomo lost to LDP's Etō after a close race and won a seat in Kyushu PR.

In the 2026 general election, Nagatomo defeated LDP's Etō after a close race because of Eto's slip of a tongue about rice when he had been Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.