Shinji Sato (佐藤信二 ''Satō Shinji'', February 8, 1932 – May 3, 2016) was a Japanese politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives (1979–2000 and 2003–2005) and House of Councillors (1974–1979), as

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(1996–1997), and as Minister of Transport (1988–1989). He was the second son of Prime Minister

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. Sato announced in 2012 that he had a document signed between his father and U.S. President

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that would allow American nuclear weapons to be brought to Okinawa in emergencies.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sato, Shinji 2016 deaths 1932 births Politicians from Yamaguchi Prefecture Keio University alumni Grand Cordons of the Order of the Rising Sun Ministers of Transport of Japan 20th-century Japanese politicians Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians Children of prime ministers of Japan