is a Japanese retired baseball player and politician from the

Liberal Democratic Party of Japan The , frequently abbreviated to LDP, the Lib Dems, or , is a major conservativeThe Liberal Democratic Party is widely described as conservative: * * * * * and Japanese nationalism, nationalistSources describing the LDP as nationalist: * ...

. He currently serves as member of the

House of Councillors The is the upper house of the National Diet of Japan. The House of Representatives (Japan), House of Representatives is the lower house. The House of Councillors is the successor to the pre-war House of Peers (Japan), House of Peers. If the t ...

for Akita at-large district.

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1964 births Living people Politicians from Akita Prefecture Waseda University alumni Japanese baseball players Nippon Professional Baseball infielders Kintetsu Buffaloes players Yomiuri Giants players Chiba Lotte Marines players Yokohama BayStars players Members of the House of Councillors (Japan) Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians Baseball people from Akita Prefecture Japanese sportsperson-politicians {{Japan-politician-1960s-stub