is a Japanese
politician of the
Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the
House of Representatives in the
Diet (national legislature). A native of
Kure, Hiroshima
is a port and major shipbuilding city situated on the Seto Inland Sea in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. With a strong industrial and naval heritage, Kure hosts the second-oldest naval dockyard in Japan and remains an important base for the Japan ...
and graduate of
Osaka University
, abbreviated as , is a public research university located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is one of Japan's former Imperial Universities and a Designated National University listed as a "Top Type" university in the Top Global University Project. ...
, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in September 2005 after unsuccessful runs in 2003 and April 2005.
References
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External links
Official websitein Japanese.
1959 births
Living people
People from Kure, Hiroshima
Members of the House of Representatives (Japan)
Democratic Party of Japan politicians
Osaka University alumni
21st-century Japanese politicians
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