is a former Japanese member of the

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of the

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. He served as a representative of Wakayama 1st district, first as an independent politician, but after 2003 as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of

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and graduate of the

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, he was elected for the first time in 2000 after working as a bartender and an aide to Representative Toshihiro Nikai, and serving in the

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* in Japanese. 1966 births Living people Bartenders Members of the Wakayama Prefectural Assembly Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) People from Wakayama (city) University of Tokyo alumni 21st-century Japanese politicians {{Japan-politician-1960s-stub