is the Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission, the

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and the Minister of State for National Emergency Legislation in Japanese

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Junichiro Koizumi Junichiro Koizumi (; , ''Koizumi Jun'ichirō'' ; born 8 January 1942) is a former Japanese politician who was Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from 2001 to 2006. He retired from politics in 2009. He is ...

's Cabinet. Born in the city of

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, Murata graduated from

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Kyoto University , mottoeng = Freedom of academic culture , established = , type = National university, Public (National) , endowment = ¥ 316 billion (2.4 1000000000 (number), billion USD) , faculty = 3,480 (Teaching Staff) , administrative_staff ...

and joined the

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in 1968. In 1990, he was elected to the

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for the first time and, since September 2004 he has been on the present posts.

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* http://www.unisdr.org/wcdr/biography.htm 1944 births Living people People from Shizuoka (city) Kyoto University alumni École nationale d'administration alumni Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Government ministers of Japan 21st-century Japanese politicians {{Japan-politician-1940s-stub