is a Japanese

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of the

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, a former Senator in the

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of the

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(national legislature). A native of

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, he graduated from

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and received a master's degree from the

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in the United States. He was elected for the first time in 2004 from his

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constituency.

Early life and education

In 1977, Senator Inuzuka graduated from

in Tokyo, Japan where he obtained a bachelor's degree in Business Administration. He also obtained an MBA from

Graduate School of Management. Before entering the political sphere, Inuzuka worked for the ALC publishing company. To this day, writing remains a great passion and in June 2010, he published his first book 脱主権国家への挑戦 about his political experience and policy.

Business career

Inuzuka is the president of a Japan-Hawaii based hotel and real-estate company; he has also opened and operated restaurants in Tokyo. Most recently, he ran the Okushiga-Kogen Ski Resort in Nagano. Inuzuka is also a founding member of Doctors of the World Japan.

Political career

In 2000, Inuzuka was selected as a candidate by the

to run for a seat in the House of Representative from the Nagasaki constituency. In 2004, he was elected to the

(equivalent to the Senate in the United States) in the

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. His campaign goals were 1) to ensure that Japan ratify the

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(ICC) 2) to advocate for those still suffering from the atomic bomb's radioactive effects 3) that Nagasaki focus on reinvesting in the local community's businesses as opposed to building wasteful infrastructure. Inuzuka argues that long run effects of inefficient construction projects are detrimental as they only solve the short term unemployment problem instead of creating a long-term sustainable solution that reinvesting in local businesses can provide. He has suggested that the government provide a "Nagasaki Fund"—a microfinance mechanism to invest in small businesses so that the local community may grow together. The unemployment rate will go down as the private sector regains its economic foothold through effective micro financing. Placing

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in the center of his policy scheme, Inuzuka aims to build a new post-

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framework for global peace and security. Accordingly, he has thrived in his campaign for Japan's accession to the

or ICC. After three years of aggressive campaigning in the Diet, Inuzuka managed to become one of the leading forces behind Japan's accession to the ICC on July 17, 2007, incidentally on the World Day for International Justice, exactly nine years from the adoption of the

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. Following his success in the ICC campaign, Inuzuka is now a strong advocate for the establishment of the proposed UN Emergency Peace Service or UNEPS, which is a permanent emergency response service designed to supplement the U.N.’s capacity to provide stability, peace, and relief in humanitarian crisis situations. Being a strong advocate for peace and stability, Inuzuka supports the central idea of UNEPS that it will be composed of willing individuals who work directly under the auspices of the

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and not of military troops from contributing states.

Party posts

*Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Next Cabinet, 2nd Ozawa Cabinet

Committee posts

*Director, Special Committee on Official Development Assistance and Related Matters * Director, Member, Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence * Director, Committee on Budget

Social posts

Inuzuka holds several social posts besides his career as Senator in the House of Councillors of the Japanese Diet. * Board Member and Deputy Convenor of the International Law and Human Rights Programme,

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* Founding member, Medécins Du Monde * Board member, PlaNet Finance * Board member,

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References

External links

Official party profile
in English.
Official blog site
in Japanese.
Official policy site
in English.
Medécins Du Monde
part in English.

the New York-based Secretariat for UNEPS.
Parliamentarians for Global Action
a New York-based organization composed of world's parliamentarians

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