is a Japanese

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of the

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(CDP), a member of the

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in the

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(national legislature). He represents Hokkaido's 8th district. He was a member of the

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. While he joined the CDP on the day it was formed, he ran on an independent ticket in the

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* * in Japanese. 1959 births Living people Politicians from Hokkaido Hokkaido University alumni Japanese pharmacists Mayors of places in Hokkaido Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan politicians Democratic Party of Japan politicians 21st-century Japanese politicians {{Japan-mayor-stub