is a former

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ese

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of the

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(LDP), who served as a member of the

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in the

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(national legislature) and Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs. A native of

Kurobe, Toyama is a Cities of Japan, city in Toyama Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 41,564 in 15,387 households and a population density of 95.8 persons per km2. Its total area was . Geography Kurobe is loca ...

and dropout of

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, he was elected to the first of his four terms in the assembly of

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in 1983 and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1998. Miyakoshi likes

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, an alcoholic beverage in Okinawa, very much.

References

* *https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update1-japan-lawmaker-drank-with-30-people-despite-virus-warnings

External links

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in Japanese. 1950 births Living people Politicians from Toyama Prefecture Kyoto University alumni Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians 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) 2012–2014 Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2014–2017 Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2017–2021 {{Japan-politician-1950s-stub