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is a Japanese

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of the

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party, a member of the

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in the

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(national legislature). A native of

Izumisano, Osaka Izumisano ( ja, 泉佐野市, Latn, ja, Izumisano-shi, ) is a Cities of Japan, city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 98,840 in 47658 households and a population density of 1700 persons per km². The to ...

and graduate of

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, he joined

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in 1997. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2002 for the Liberal Democratic Party in a by-election. After losing his seat in 2003, he was re-elected in 2005.

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* in Japanese. , - Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Waseda University alumni People from Izumisano Living people 1971 births Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians Nippon Ishin no Kai politicians 21st-century Japanese politicians {{Japan-politician-1970s-stub