is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the

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in the

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(national legislature) and formerly

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. A native of

Setaka, Fukuoka was a town located in Yamato District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 24,221 and a density of 641.96 persons per km². The total area was 37.73 km². On January 29, 2007, Setaka, along with th ...

and graduate of

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, he was elected for the first time in 1980 after an unsuccessful run in 1979. The character Tetsuya Gamon in the manga

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is based on him.

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* 1940 births Living people Politicians from Fukuoka Prefecture Nihon University alumni Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Government ministers of Japan Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians 21st-century Japanese politicians {{Japan-politician-1940s-stub