is a Japanese

politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles ...

of the

Liberal Democratic Party Several political parties from around the world have been called the Liberal Democratic Party, Democratic Liberal Party or Liberal Democrats. These parties have usually followed liberalism as ideology, although they can vary widely from very progr ...

, a member of the

House of Councillors The is the upper house of the National Diet of Japan. The House of Representatives (Japan), House of Representatives is the lower house. The House of Councillors is the successor to the pre-war House of Peers (Japan), House of Peers. If the t ...

in the

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(national legislature).

Career

A native of

Oyabe, Toyama is a city in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 30,328 in 10,331 households. and a population density of 230 persons per km2. Its total area was . Geography Oyabe is in the Tonami flatlands of far western Toyama ...

and a graduate of

Waseda University Waseda University (Japanese: ), abbreviated as or , is a private university, private research university in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Founded in 1882 as the Tōkyō Professional School by Ōkuma Shigenobu, the fifth Prime Minister of Japan, prime ministe ...

, he was elected for the first time in 2007.

References

External links

Official website
in Japanese. Members of the House of Councillors (Japan) Waseda University alumni 1946 births Living people Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians {{Japan-politician-1940s-stub