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Takuya Hirai is a Japanese
Takuya Hirai is a Japanese politician
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of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the House of Representatives
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in the Diet
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(national legislature). A native of Takamatsu, Kagawa
270px, Takamatsu City Hall
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is a city located in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 414,134 in 190120 households and a popul ...
and graduate of Sophia University
Sophia University (Japanese: 上智大学, ''Jōchi Daigaku''; Latin: ''Universitas Sedis Sapientiae'') is a private research university in Japan. Sophia is one of the three ''Sōkeijōchi'' (早慶上智) private universities, a group of the to ...
he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000 as a member of the New Frontier Party after running unsuccessfully as an independent in 1996. He later joined LDP.
On September 1, 2021, he became the Digital Minister, who has jurisdiction over the Digital Agency.
Prior to entering politics, he was the president of Nishinippon Broadcasting
is a Japanese television and radio broadcaster in Kagawa and Okayama. The abbreviation, RNC originates in the radio service name (Radio Nishinippon Broadcasting Company, 西日本放送ラジオ). It is affiliated with Japan Radio Network ( ...
, which is owned by him and his family.
Personal history
*See also
* Digital Agency (Japan)Notes
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* in Japanese. 1958 births Living people Japanese racehorse owners and breeders Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians Japanese mass media owners Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) New Frontier Party (Japan) politicians 20th-century Japanese politicians Politicians from Kagawa Prefecture Sophia University alumni Television executives 21st-century Japanese politicians People from Takamatsu, Kagawa {{Japan-politician-1950s-stub