is a Japanese politician and member of the

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, representing the

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. He is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. Tsuji was born in Tokyo to a Japanese mother and Japanese-Canadian father. He lived in

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from the ages of four to seventeen. He graduated from Kyoto University and worked for

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. After attending graduate school at

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, he worked as a researcher at the

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, where he worked alongside future LDP lawmaker Shinjiro Koizumi. He was elected to the Diet in the

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, defeating DPJ candidate

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. Tsuji ran to replace veteran LDP lawmaker Takashi Fukaya, and personally lobbied Fukaya for support. Fukaya publicly endorsed Tsuji and featured prominently in his 2012 and 2014 campaigns. Tsuji was re-elected in the 2017 general election, defeating CDP candidate Akihiro Matsuo.

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1979 births Living people Members of the House of Representatives from Tokyo Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians Japanese people of Canadian descent Kyoto University alumni Columbia University alumni Recruit (company) {{Japan-politician-1970s-stub