is a former

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ese

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of the now defunct

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and was a member of the

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in the

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(national legislature). A native of

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and graduate of

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, he ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in 1971 as an independent. He ran again three years later as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party and was elected for the first time. His daughter

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is also a politician.

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in Japanese. * 1939 births Living people 21st-century Japanese politicians Gakushuin University alumni Government ministers of Japan Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians Members of the House of Councillors (Japan) Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) People from Shimane Prefecture People from Tokyo People's New Party politicians {{Japan-politician-1930s-stub