is a Japanese politician of the

Democratic Party of Japan The was a centristThe Democratic Party of Japan was widely described as centrist: * * * * * * * to centre-left liberal or social-liberal political party in Japan from 1998 to 2016. The party's origins lie in the previous Democratic ...

, 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, or ...

in the

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(national legislature). A native of

Hachinohe, Aomori is a city located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 221,459, and a population density of 725 persons per km2 in 96,092 households, making it Aomori Prefecture's second largest city by population. The city ...

and graduate of

Rikkyo University , also known as Saint Paul's University, is a private university, in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, Japan. Rikkyo is known as one of the six leading universities in the field of sports in Tokyo (東京六大学 "Big Six" — Rikkyo University, University of ...

, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2004 after serving in the Aomori Prefectural Assembly for two terms and then in the House of Representatives for six terms. He was former head coach of Japan national ice hockey team. He also competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics and the 1964 Winter Olympics.

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* in Japanese. * ** , - , - , - 1934 births Living people Democratic Party of Japan politicians Government ministers of Japan Ice hockey players at the 1960 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1964 Winter Olympics Japanese ice hockey players Japanese racehorse owners and breeders Japanese sportsperson-politicians Members of the House of Councillors (Japan) Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Members of the Aomori Prefectural Assembly Olympic ice hockey players for Japan People from Hachinohe Sportspeople from Aomori Prefecture Rikkyo University alumni {{Japan-icehockey-bio-stub