is a
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
ese politician and a member of the
House of Representatives
House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entities. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often ...
for the
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
The is a Liberalism, liberal List of political parties in Japan, political party in Japan. It is the primary centre-left politics, centre-left party in Japan, and as of 2024 is the second largest party in the National Diet behind the ruling L ...
. A native of
Kurashiki, Okayama
is a city located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 478,651 and a population density of 1300 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .
Geography
Kurashiki is located in the south-central part of Okay ...
and graduate of
Okayama University
is a national university in Japan. The main campus is located in Tsushima-Naka, Okayama, Okayama Prefecture.
The school was founded in 1870 and it was established as a university in 1949. In 2014, the university was selected as one of the 37 T ...
, he worked at the publisher
Yurindo from 1997 to 2002. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005 for the
DPJ after an unsuccessful run in 2003.
References
External links
Official websitein Japanese.
Living people
1972 births
Democratic Party of Japan politicians
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan politicians
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) 2012–2014
Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2014–2017
Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2017–2021
Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2021–2024
Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2024–
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