is a Japanese
politician
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of the
Democratic Party of Japan
The was a centristThe Democratic Party of Japan was widely described as centrist:
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, a member of the
House of Representatives
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in the
Diet
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(national legislature). A native of
Chikushino, Fukuoka and graduate of the
University of Tokyo
, abbreviated as or UTokyo, is a public research university located in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1877, the university was the first Imperial University and is currently a Top Type university of the Top Global University Project b ...
, he was elected for the first time in 2003.
References
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External links
Official websitein Japanese.
1975 births
Living people
People from Chikushino, Fukuoka
Politicians from Fukuoka Prefecture
University of Tokyo alumni
Members of the House of Representatives (Japan)
Democratic Party of Japan politicians
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
21st-century Japanese politicians
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