is a
Japan
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ese politician of the
Liberal Democratic Party
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, who serves as a member of the
House of Representatives
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in the
Diet
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(national legislature). A native of
Mitsu District, Okayama was a district located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 22,923. The total area was 345.10 km2.
On April 1, 1900, the district was founded after the mergers of Mino and Tsudaka Districts. ...
and graduate of
Keio University
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, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1986.
In 2003, he was appointed as Senior Vice-Minister for the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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.
He was appointed as Chairmen of several Standing Committees of
House of Representatives
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; Committee on Foreign Affairs in 1997, Committee on Rules and Administration in 2006, Committee on Budget in 2007 and Committee on Fundamental National Policies in 2014.
He serves as
Vice-President
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of the
Japan Scout Parliamentary Association
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.
He is known to have strong ties with the
sect Moon.
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Living people
1954 births
Scouting in Japan
People from Okayama
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians
Keio University alumni
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
Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2017–2021
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