Hideo Den (田英夫 ''Den Hideo'', June 9, 1923 - November 13, 2009) was a

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, and for 34 of the years between 1971 and 2007, a member of the

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for the

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. From 1978 to 1985, he was also the president of the Socialist Democratic Federation. In 1947 he joined the

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company as a reporter. In 1962 he became a news presenter for TBS 's television news program. He was the grandson of

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1923 births 2009 deaths Members of the House of Councillors (Japan) Social Democratic Party (Japan) politicians Socialist Democratic Federation (Japan) politicians University of Tokyo alumni {{japan-politician-1920s-stub