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
Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the
House of Councillors
The is the upper house of the National Diet of Japan. The House of Representatives is the lower house. The House of Councillors is the successor to the pre-war House of Peers. If the two houses disagree on matters of the budget, treaties, ...
in the
Diet
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Food
* Diet (nutrition), the sum of the food consumed by an organism or group
* Dieting, the deliberate selection of food to control body weight or nutrient intake
** Diet food, foods that aid in creating a diet for weight loss ...
(national legislature). A native of
Chichibu District, Saitama is a district located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the district has an estimated population 755 and a density of 77.58 persons per km2. The total area is 796.03 km2.
History
According to text in the ''Sendai Kuji Hongi'' (''Kuji ...
and graduate of Josai Dental University (predecessor of
Meikai University
is a private university
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), he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2003 after serving in the assembly of
Saitama Prefecture
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the KantÅ region of Honshu. Saitama Prefecture has a population of 7,338,536 (1 January 2020) and has a geographic area of 3,797 km2 (1,466 sq mi). Saitama Prefecture borders Tochigi Prefecture ...
for three terms.
References
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External links
Official websitein Japanese.
Members of the House of Councillors (Japan)
Living people
1953 births
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians
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