was a Japanese

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of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the

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in the

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(national legislature). A native of

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and graduate of

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, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000.

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* 1953 births 2010 deaths Politicians from Saitama Prefecture 20th-century Japanese physicians Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians 21st-century Japanese politicians {{Japan-politician-1950s-stub