is a Japanese

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of the

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(LDP), a member of the

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in the

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(national legislature). A native of

Takatō, Nagano Former Takatō town hall was a town located in Kamiina District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Population As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,976. The total area was 139.36 km2. History On March 31, 2006, Takatō, alon ...

and graduate of

Hosei University formerly known as Tokyo University of Law (東京法学社, Tokyo Hogakusha) is a top research university in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Hosei University and four other private universities in Tokyo are collectively known as "MARCH (Japanese univers ...

, he studied abroad in Berlin and then at

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. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1972 as an independent and later joined the

New Liberal Club was a political party in Japan that was founded on 25 June 1976 as a breakaway from the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). The New Liberal Club formed a coalition government with the LDP in December 1983, with the New Liberal's president, Seiichi Ta ...

, which later merged with the LDP.

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* , - , - , - 1941 births Living people Politicians from Nagano Prefecture Ohio State University alumni New Liberal Club politicians Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians Hosei University alumni Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2003–2005 Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2005–2009 {{Japan-politician-1940s-stub