is a former
Japan
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ese politician who served as the
Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan from 2015 to 2021. A member of the
Liberal Democratic Party, he previously served as the
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and the
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
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. He is affiliated to the revisionist lobby
Nippon Kaigi.
Career

A native of
Hachinohe, Aomori
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and graduate of
Keio University
, abbreviated as or , is a private university, private research university located in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It was originally established as a school for Rangaku, Western studies in 1858 in Edo. It was granted university status in 1920, becomi ...
, he worked at the national newspaper ''
Mainichi Shimbun
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'' from 1970 to 1974, and was elected to the
Aomori Prefectural Assembly in 1975. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1983 after an unsuccessful run in 1980.
After his political career, he was appointed as a member of the
Yokozuna Deliberation Council in January 2023.
Election history
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1946 births
Living people
People from Hachinohe
Keio University alumni
Government ministers of Japan
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians
Members of Nippon Kaigi
Members of the Aomori Prefectural Assembly
Speakers of the House of Representatives (Japan)
Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2012–2014
Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2014–2017
Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2017–2021
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