is a Japanese
politician
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of the
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and a member of the
House of Councillors in the
Diet (national legislature). He server as
Vice President
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of the House of Councillors.
Overview
A native of
Mito, Ibaraki and dropout of
Meiji Gakuin University
is a Christian university in Tokyo and Yokohama that was established in 1863. The Reverend Dr. James Curtis Hepburn was one of its founders and served as the first president. The novelist and poet Shimazaki Toson graduated from this colleg ...
, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998.
References
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External links
Official websitein Japanese.
Members of the House of Councillors (Japan)
Living people
1949 births
People from Mito, Ibaraki
Meiji Gakuin University alumni
Democratic Party of Japan politicians
Noda cabinet
Ministers of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan
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