was a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan. He was Minister of Agriculture. He lost his seat in the 16 December 2012

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. Kano was born in Yamagata. He graduated from Gakushuin University. After period of illness, Michihiko Kano died on 21 October 2021 in a hospital in Yamagata City; he was 79.

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1942 births 2021 deaths Ministers of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan Democratic Party of Japan politicians Politicians from Yamagata Prefecture Gakushuin University alumni 21st-century Japanese politicians People from Yamagata (city) {{Japan-politician-1940s-stub