is a Japanese LDP-politician.

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Takashi was born in the

Asakusa is a district in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan. It is known as the location of the Sensō-ji, a Buddhist temple dedicated to the bodhisattva Kannon. There are several other temples in Asakusa, as well as various festivals, such as the . History The ...

area of Taitō, Tokyo, graduated from

Waseda University , abbreviated as , is a private university, private research university in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Founded in 1882 as the ''Tōkyō Senmon Gakkō'' by Ōkuma Shigenobu, the school was formally renamed Waseda University in 1902. The university has numerou ...

and was a member of the

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from 1972 to 2000, serving as postal minister in 1990 under

Toshiki Kaifu was a Japanese politician who served as the 77th Prime Minister of Japan from 1989 to 1991. Early life and education Kaifu was born on 2 January 1931, in Nagoya City, the eldest of six brothers. His family's business Nakamura Photo Studio wa ...

, and as Minister of Home Affairs from 1995 to 1996 under

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. He served as

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from 1999 to 2000 under Keizo Obuchi and Yoshiro Mori, but lost his

Tokyo 2nd district Tokyo 2nd district (東京都第2区 ''Tōkyō-to dai-ni-ku'' or simply 東京2区 ''Tōkyō ni-ku'') is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan (national legislature). It is located in eastern mainland Tokyo and covers ...

seat to

Yoshikatsu Nakayama is a Japanese politician and former member of the House of Representatives for Tokyo 2nd district. He previously served in the House as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan, and now is a member of the Democratic Party for the People. Polit ...

in the 2000 general election, forcing his resignation as a cabinet minister. He returned to the House in the 2005 election, and served there until announcing his retirement by failing to run in the

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