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ese politician who served as
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under Prime Minister
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. Kawasaki was born in
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. His father and grandfather were both politicians. He attended
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and graduated with a degree in Commerce. After several years working at Matsushita, Kawasaki won a seat in the House of Representatives, representing
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in 1980. Kawasaki is a long-time rival of
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of the
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, and the two have repeatedly challenged each other for seats representing Mie in the Diet. He served as Minister of Transportation under
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, and later as Director of the Hokkaido Development Agency. On October 31, 2005, Junichirō Koizumi chose Kawasaki to head the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.


Quotes

"We must regret having given him ( Horie) too much credit." ''
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'' January 25, 2006 “I do not think that Japan should ever become a multi-ethnic society.”
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, April 22, 2009.


References

, - , - 1947 births Ministers of health, labour and welfare of Japan Keio University alumni Living people People from Iga, Mie Politicians from Mie Prefecture Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2012–2014 {{japan-politician-1940s-stub