born March 3, 1954, is a former

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, who served as a member of the

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in the Diet national legislature.

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A native of

Kashiwa, Chiba is a Cities of Japan, city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 435,578 in 199,926 households and a population density of 3800 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . The name of the city is w ...

and graduate of Senshu University, he was elected for the first time in 2003 as a member of the

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after an unsuccessful run in 2000. He was one of nine lawmakers to resign from the party in December 2011 over an intended

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hike. Uchiyama and his follow DPJ dissidents launched the Kizuna Party on January 4, 2012. He became the party President.

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* in Japanese.
Kizuna Party Home Page
(Japanese) Politicians from Chiba Prefecture Living people 1954 births People from Kashiwa Democratic Party of Japan politicians Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2003–2005 Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2005–2009 Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2009–2012 {{Japan-politician-1950s-stub