is a Japanese

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of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the

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in the

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(national legislature). A native of

Gose, Nara is a city located in Nara Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on March 31, 1958. As of September 1, 2014, the city has an estimated population of 27,950 and estimated population density of 440 persons per km². The total area is 60.58 k ...

and graduate of

Keio University , mottoeng = The pen is mightier than the sword , type = Private research coeducational higher education institution , established = 1858 , founder = Yukichi Fukuzawa , endow ...

, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003. He is affiliated to the revisionist lobby

Nippon Kaigi The Right side up ...

."日本会議と神社本庁" ("Japan Conference and the Association of Shinto shrines") Muneo Narusawa 2016/06/28。

Career

*Elected 5 times to the House of Representatives (constituency: Kinki proportional) *Board Member of a Company *Executive Chairperson and CEO of a Company *State Minister of Justice *Chairperson, Committee on Judicial Affairs, HR *Chairperson, Federation of Nara Prefecture LDP Branches, LDP *Affiliations: **Asia-Pacific Parliamentarians' Union **Japan-AU Parliamentary Friendship Association **Japan-India Parliamentary Friendship Association **Japan Conference (Nippon Kaigi) *Areas of interest: **Education **Economics and finance **Social security

References

* *Profile on LDP website
jimin.jp/english/profile/members/120997.html

External links

Official website
in Japanese. 1944 births Living people Politicians from Nara Prefecture Keio University alumni Nissan people Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians Members of Nippon Kaigi 21st-century Japanese politicians {{Japan-politician-1940s-stub