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
Constitutional Democratic Party
)
, newspaper = ''Rech''
, ideology = ConstitutionalismConstitutional monarchismLiberal democracyParliamentarism Political pluralismSocial liberalism
, position = Centre to centre-left
, international =
, colours ...
and 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
Asakura District, Fukuoka
is a district located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 50,658 and a density of 255.01 persons per km2. The total area is 198.65 km2. Water wheels form one of the attractions of the distri ...
and graduate of
Fukuoka University of Education
(UTEF) is a national university in Munakata, Fukuoka, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1876, and it was chartered as a university in 1949. The present name was adopted in 1966.
Associated primary schools
* Fukuoka University o ...
, she was elected for the first time in
2001
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.
References
External links
* in Japanese.
Members of the House of Councillors (Japan)
Female members of the House of Councillors (Japan)
Politicians from Fukuoka Prefecture
Living people
1948 births
People from Asakura, Fukuoka
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan politicians
Democratic Party of Japan politicians
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