is 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

People's New Party The People's New Party (国民新党 ''Kokumin Shintō'', PNP) was a Japanese political party formed on August 17, 2005 in the aftermath of the defeat of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Japan Post privatisation bills which led to a snap electi ...

, and he was a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...

and graduate of

Keio University , mottoeng = The pen is mightier than the sword , type = Private research coeducational higher education institution , established = 1858 , founder = Yukichi Fukuzawa , endowmen ...

, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005 to represent the 2nd District of the Proportional Hokuriku- Shin'etsu Block. He was a representative from 2005 until 2012.

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* 1974 births Living people People from Tokyo Keio University alumni Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Democratic Party of Japan politicians People's New Party politicians 21st-century Japanese politicians {{Japan-politician-1970s-stub