, born September 7, 1979, is a

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ese politician and member of the

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, representing the

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. He is a member of the

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Early life

Tsuji was born in Tokyo to a Japanese mother and Japanese-Canadian father. He lived in

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from the ages of four to seventeen. He graduated from

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and worked for Recruit. After attending graduate school at

Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...

, he worked as a researcher at the

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, where he worked alongside future LDP lawmaker

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Political career

He was elected to the Diet in the 2012 election, defeating DPJ candidate Yoshikatsu Nakayama. Tsuji ran to replace veteran LDP lawmaker Takashi Fukaya, and personally lobbied Fukaya for support. Fukaya publicly endorsed Tsuji and featured prominently in his 2012 and 2014 campaigns. Tsuji was re-elected in the 2017 general election, defeating CDP candidate Akihiro Matsuo.

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