is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of

Rikuzentakata, Iwate is a city located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. In the census of 2010, the city had a population of 23,302 (2005: 24,709), and a population density of 100 persons per km². The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami caused extensive damage to the cit ...

and graduate of Waseda University, he worked at the city government of Rikuzentakata from 1977 to 1994. After having served in the

Iwate Prefectural Assembly The is the prefectural parliament of Iwate Prefecture, Japan. Its 48 members are elected every four years in 16 districts by single non-transferable vote. The assembly is responsible for enacting and amending prefectural ordinances, approving ...

for two terms since 1995, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000 as a member of Ichirō Ozawa's Liberal Party, which merged with the DPJ in 2003.

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DPJ Lower House Member Loses Family, Home and Aide To Tsunami
31 March 2011 Dow Jones 1953 births Living people Politicians from Iwate Prefecture Waseda University alumni Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Members of the Iwate Prefectural Assembly Liberal Party (Japan, 1998) politicians Democratic Party of Japan politicians 21st-century Japanese politicians {{Japan-politician-1950s-stub