is a Japanese
politician of the
Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the
House of Councillors in the
Diet (national legislature). A native of
Fukushima Prefecture
Fukushima Prefecture (; ja, 福島県, Fukushima-ken, ) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Fukushima Prefecture has a population of 1,810,286 () and has a geographic area of . Fukushima Prefecture borders Miya ...
, he graduated from
National Defense Academy of Japan
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with a major in applied physics and joined the
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF). In the JGSDF, he was the commander of the
Japanese Iraq Reconstruction and Support Group. After his retirement as
colonel in 2007, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007.
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1960 births
Living people
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force personnel
Japanese people of the Iraq War
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians
Members of the House of Councillors (Japan)
National Defense Academy of Japan alumni
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