Hideya Sugio is a Japanese politician who is a member of the House of Councillors of

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

Biography

He graduated from Tokyo University in 1981, and worked for Tokyo Broadcasting System and Japan News Network before entering politics. he had announced his candidacy on January 11, 2016. In 2020, he and Hiroyuki Konishi failed a lawsuit for defamation demanding internet providers and others who may provide the identity behind the Twitter user known as "Dappi".

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sugio, Hideya Living people Members of the House of Councillors (Japan) 1957 births University of Tokyo alumni