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 first of his three terms in the assembly of

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in 1975 and to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1986. After losing his seat in 1990, he was re-elected in the same year. From 2000 to 2001 he served as the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

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in Japanese. 1934 births 2021 deaths Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians Ministers of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Hosei University alumni 21st-century Japanese politicians Politicians from Gunma Prefecture {{Japan-politician-1930s-stub