is a Japanese

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of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the

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in the

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(national legislature). A native of

Kagawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Kagawa Prefecture has a population of 949,358 (as of 2020) and is the smallest prefecture by geographic area at . Kagawa Prefecture borders Ehime Prefecture to the southwest and Tok ...

and graduate of Gakushuin Women's Junior College, she was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000. She lost her seat in 2003 but was re-elected two years later.

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Official website
in Japanese. Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Female members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Politicians from Kagawa Prefecture Living people 1939 births Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians 21st-century Japanese politicians 21st-century Japanese women politicians {{Japan-politician-1930s-stub