was a Japanese television host and writer. He also served briefly as a member of the

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in the

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. His real name was Ōhashi Katsumi (大橋克巳).profile
Born in

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, he grew up in

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and dropped out of the

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. Declaring "semi-retirement", he then spent most of his time outside Japan, particularly in

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during the summer, as well as in

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and

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during the winter in the northern hemisphere, in which he ran his "OK Gift Shop" (OK stands for Ohashi Kyosen). When he resigned in the House of Councillors, Ōhashi was succeeded by

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, the first European-descended and openly

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person to serve in the Diet.

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* http://www.kyosen.com/ - the official website (this website appears to be down) 1934 births 2016 deaths Japanese television personalities Japanese television writers Japanese music critics Japanese critics Japanese essayists Japanese businesspeople Japanese actor-politicians Members of the House of Councillors (Japan) Japanese racehorse owners and breeders Japanese expatriates in Canada Japanese expatriates in Australia Japanese expatriates in New Zealand Male actors from Tokyo Politicians from Tokyo People from Chiba Prefecture Waseda University alumni Writers from Chiba Prefecture Male television writers {{Japan-actor-stub