is a Japanese

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of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), 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 studied abroad in Berlin and then at

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. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1972 as an independent and later joined the New Liberal Club, which later merged with the LDP.

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, - , - , - 1941 births Living people Politicians from Nagano Prefecture Ohio State University alumni Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) New Liberal Club politicians Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians Hosei University alumni 21st-century Japanese politicians {{Japan-politician-1940s-stub