was a Japanese
politician
A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a ...
of the
Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the
House of Councillors in the
Diet (national legislature). A native of
Kaneyama, Yamagata
270px, Kaneyama scene
is a town located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. , the town has an estimated population of 5,205, and a population density of 35 persons per km². The total area of the town is .
Geography
Kaneyama is located in northeaste ...
and graduate of
Waseda University, he served in the town assembly of Kaneyama from 1967. He then served as mayor of the town for seven terms from 1971 until 1998 when he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time.
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1940 births
2017 deaths
Members of the House of Councillors (Japan)
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians
People from Yamagata Prefecture
Waseda University alumni
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