Yasushi Furukawa (古川 康, Furukawa Yasushi, born July 15, 1958) is a Japanese politician and current member of the House of Representatives for the Saga Proportional District. He was previously the governor of Saga Prefecture from 2003 to 2014. A native of Karatsu, Saga, he graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1982 and entered the Ministry of Home Affairs upon graduation.

Yasushi Furukawa
古川 康
Portrait of furukawa yasushi
House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 December 2014
Constituency	Saga Proportional District
Governor of Saga Prefecture
In office 23 April 2003 – 25 November 2014
Preceded by	Isamu Imoto
Succeeded by	Yoshinori Yamaguchi
Personal details
Born	(1958-07-15) July 15, 1958 (age 65) Karatsu, Saga, Japan
Political party	Democratic Party of Japan
Alma mater	University of Tokyo