is a Japanese

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of the Liberal Democratic Party, a former member of the

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in the

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(national legislature). A native of

Nagoya, Aichi is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most pop ...

and graduate of

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, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996 after having served in the

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for three terms since 1983.

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in Japanese. 1955 births Living people People from Nagoya Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Members of the Aichi Prefectural Assembly Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians 21st-century Japanese politicians {{Japan-politician-1950s-stub