is a Japanese
politician
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of the
Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the
House of Representatives
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in the
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(national legislature).
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A native of
Chiba, Chiba
is the capital city of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It sits about east of the centre of Tokyo on Tokyo Bay. The city became a government-designated city in 1992. In June 2019, its population was 979,768, with a population density of 3,605 people p ...
and graduate of
Chuo University
, commonly referred to as or , is a private flagship research university in Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1885 as Igirisu Hōritsu Gakkō (the English Law School), Chuo is one of the oldest and most prestigious institutions in the country. The univer ...
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he was elected for the first time in 1980 after an unsuccessful run in 1979. In 1996 he served as
Director General of the Japan Defense Agency.
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Japanese defense ministers
Ministers of Justice of Japan
Members of the House of Representatives (Japan)
Chuo University alumni
People from Chiba (city)
1939 births
Living people
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians
21st-century Japanese politicians
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