is a Japanese
politician of the
Democratic Party of Japan, who served two terms in the
House of Councillors in the
National Diet
The is the national legislature of Japan. It is composed of a lower house, called the House of Representatives (Japan), House of Representatives (, ''Shūgiin''), and an upper house, the House of Councillors (Japan), House of Councillors (, ...
, representing the
Hyogo at-large district. A native of
Kobe, Hyogo, he graduated from the
University of Tokyo and studied at the
Johns Hopkins University. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2001 after making three unsuccessful runs for the House of Representatives in 1986, 1990 and 2000. He sought a third term at the
July 2013 election but was defeated by
Japan Restoration Party candidate
Takayuki Shimizu.
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Members of the House of Councillors (Japan)
University of Tokyo alumni
Living people
1955 births
People from Kobe
Democratic Party of Japan politicians
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