is a former

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ese

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of the

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, who served as a member of the

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and the

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in the

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(national legislature).

Career

A native of

Ikoma, Nara is a Cities of Japan, city in the northwestern end of Nara Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. It was founded on November 1, 1971. As of September 1, 2023, the city has an estimated population of 117,259, with 51,478 households. It has a p ...

and graduate of

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, he was a member of the

for the

Nara 2nd district Nara 2nd district (奈良2区 ''Nara ni-ku'', more formally 奈良県第2区 ''Nara-ken dai-ni-ku'') is a single-member electoral district for the House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet of Japan, located in Nara Prefecture ...

, but lost re-election in 2005. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the Nara at-large district in 2007. In 2012 Nakamura resigned to attempt to retake his seat in the 2nd district in the

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but he was unsuccessful.

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* in Japanese. 1971 births Living people Politicians from Nara Prefecture Kyoto University alumni Members of the House of Councillors (Japan) Democratic Party of Japan politicians Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2003–2005 {{Japan-politician-1970s-stub