is a former

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who served in the

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in the

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(national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.

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A native of

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and graduate of

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he was elected for the first time in 2000 after an unsuccessful run in 1996. Because of his involvement in the 2023–2024 Japanese slush fund scandal Takagi did not receive official endorsement from the LDP in the

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. Takagi ran as an independent in his constituency of Fukui 2nd district and lost his seat.

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