was a Japanese

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of the

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, a member of the

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in the

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(national legislature). A native of

Sapporo, Hokkaido ( ain, サッ・ポロ・ペッ, Satporopet, lit=Dry, Great River) is a city in Japan. It is the largest city north of Tokyo and the largest city on Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of the country. It ranks as the fifth most populous city ...

and graduate of

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, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000 after an unsuccessful run in 1996.

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* 2021 deaths 1942 births People from Sapporo Japanese pharmacists Japanese racehorse owners and breeders Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Democratic Party of Japan politicians Ministers of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan 21st-century Japanese politicians {{Japan-politician-1940s-stub