is 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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(where he played Rugby), he was elected to the assembly of

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in 1983, serving there for one term. In 1993 he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time as an independent after an unsuccessful run in 1990. He headed an overhaul of Japan's English language education. In 2015 he was appointed to oversee the

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preparations on behalf of the

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Donation scandal

In February 2016 it emerged that he had received ¥9.5 million over five years in donations from the head of an unnamed Tokyo-based teacher dispatch company as the company was trying to boost the use of

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s (ALTs) across Japan. It was alleged that due to the donations Endo lobbied for greater use of ALTs and supported a project the company was pushing. Staff of the company spoke about how they appreciated Endo's efforts. Endo admitted the donations and expanding the use of ALTs but claimed that he had done nothing wrong. Prime Minister Abe defended Endo and said "“My administration would never let cash affect its policies”.Osaki, Tomohir
Olympics minister denies cash-for-favors allegation involving English teacher dispatch agency February 4, 2016
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'' Retrieved January 5, 2016

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in Japanese. Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Chuo University alumni Living people 1950 births Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians People from Yamagata Prefecture 21st-century Japanese politicians {{Japan-politician-1950s-stub