was a Japanese politician and a
Minister of Transport
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. He was a member of
Liberal Democratic Party
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. Arafune resigned the Minister of Transport 1966 after a political scandal where he had taken two businessmen with him on a trip paid for by the Japanese govermnement, and ordered the National Railways to create an express stop in his home town.
Political career
He was born in Katashino village,
Chichibu District, Saitama
is a district located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the district has an estimated population 755 and a density of 77.58 persons per km2. The total area is 796.03 km2.
History
According to text in the ''Sendai Kuji Hongi'' (''Kuj ...
currently
Chichibu, Saitama
is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 61,159 in 26,380 households and a population density of . The total area of the city is .
Geography
Chichibu is in the westernmost part of Saitama. Unlik ...
in 1907.
* April 11, 1946 - November 24, 1980 Member of the
House of Representatives
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* August 1, 1966 - October 14, 1966 Minister of Transport
* January 14, 1970 - January 29, 1972 Vice-Speaker of the House of Representatives
See also
*
Order of the Rising Sun
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References
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Government ministers of Japan
Members of the House of Representatives (Japan)
People from Chichibu, Saitama
1907 births
1980 deaths