is a Japanese

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a ...

of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of

Meguro, Tokyo is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. The English translation of its Japanese self-designation is Meguro City. The ward was founded on March 15, 1947. Meguro is predominantly residential in character, but is also home to light industry, corporate ...

and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he had served in the assembly of

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...

for four terms since 1965. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1980 as a member of the

New Liberal Club was a political party in Japan that was founded on 25 June 1976 as a breakaway from the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). The New Liberal Club formed a coalition government with the LDP in December 1983, with the New Liberal's president, Seiichi T ...

in 1980 after an unsuccessful run in 1979.

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in Japanese. 1935 births Living people People from Meguro University of Tokyo alumni Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Education ministers of Japan Japanese environmentalists New Liberal Club politicians Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians 21st-century Japanese politicians {{Japan-politician-1930s-stub