is a Japanese

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of the Liberal Democratic Party, 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

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(national legislature). A native of

Shiida, Fukuoka was a List of towns in Japan, town located in Chikujō District, Fukuoka, Chikujō District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 11,944 and a population density, density of 231.03 persons per km². The to ...

and graduate of

Meiji University , abbreviated as Meiji (明治) or Meidai (明大'')'', is a private research university located in Chiyoda City, the heart of Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1881 as Meiji Law School (明治法律学校, ''Meiji Hōritsu Gakkō'') by three Meiji-er ...

, he was elected for the first time in 2001.

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in Japanese. Members of the House of Councillors (Japan) 1959 births Living people Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians Meiji University alumni {{Japan-politician-1950s-stub