is a Japanese politician. Her official name is .

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She is a politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the

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in the

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(national legislature) representing Tokyo's 14th district. A native of Hyogo Prefecture and graduate of the

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, she worked at the national newspaper

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from 1980 to 1995. She was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000 after an unsuccessful run in 1996.

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* in Japanese 1956 births Female members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians Living people Members of the House of Representatives from Tokyo University of Tokyo alumni Ministers of Justice of Japan 21st-century Japanese politicians 21st-century Japanese women politicians Female justice ministers The Asahi Shimbun people Women government ministers of Japan {{Japan-politician-1950s-stub