is a Japanese politician of the

Democratic Party of Japan The was a centristThe Democratic Party of Japan was widely described as centrist: * * * * * * * to centre-left liberal or social-liberal political party in Japan from 1998 to 2016. The party's origins lie in the previous Democratic ...

, a member of the

House of Councillors The is the upper house of the National Diet of Japan. The House of Representatives is the lower house. The House of Councillors is the successor to the pre-war House of Peers. If the two houses disagree on matters of the budget, treaties, or ...

in the

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(national legislature).

Overview

A native of Kōriyama, Fukushima and graduate of

Waseda University , mottoeng = Independence of scholarship , established = 21 October 1882 , type = Private , endowment = , president = Aiji Tanaka , city = Shinjuku , state = Tokyo , country = Japan , students = 47,959 , undergrad = 39,382 , postgrad ...

, he ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in 1986 after serving in the assembly of Fukushima Prefecture for one term since 1983. He ran again in 1990 and was elected for the first time. After losing his seat in 1996, he ran unsuccessfully in 2000 but was elected in 2003. He lost his seat again in 2005. In 2007, he was elected, this time to the House of Councillors, for the first time.

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Official website
in Japanese. 1947 births Living people Politicians from Fukushima Prefecture Waseda University alumni Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Members of the House of Councillors (Japan) Democratic Party of Japan politicians 21st-century Japanese politicians {{Japan-politician-1940s-stub