is a Japanese retired baseball player and politician from the

Liberal Democratic Party of Japan The , frequently abbreviated to LDP or , is a conservativeThe Liberal Democratic Party is widely described as conservative: * * * * * political party in Japan. The LDP has been in power almost continuously since its foundation in 1955—a per ...

. He currently serves as member of the

House of Councillors The is the upper house of the National Diet of Japan. The House of Representatives is the lower house. The House of Councillors is the successor to the pre-war House of Peers. If the two houses disagree on matters of the budget, treaties, ...

for

Akita at-large district The is a constituency that represents Akita Prefecture in the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan. Councillors are elected to the house by single non-transferable vote (SNTV) for six-year terms. Since the establishment of the current House of ...

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1964 births Living people Politicians from Akita Prefecture Waseda University alumni Japanese baseball players Nippon Professional Baseball infielders Kintetsu Buffaloes players Yomiuri Giants players Chiba Lotte Marines players Yokohama BayStars players Members of the House of Councillors (Japan) Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians Baseball people from Akita Prefecture Japanese sportsperson-politicians {{Japan-baseball-bio-stub