is 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

Yame, Fukuoka is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1954. As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 39,372 and a population density of 1,000.81 persons per km². The total area was 39.34 km². On Octo ...

, he attended

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as both undergraduate and graduate and studied abroad in

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in the United States. He was elected for the first time in 2000.

References

External links

Official website
in Japanese. Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Kumamoto University alumni Boston University alumni Living people 1956 births New Komeito politicians People from Yame, Fukuoka 21st-century Japanese politicians {{Japan-politician-1950s-stub