is a

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ese

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of the

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(CDPJ). He is a member of the

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in the

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(national legislature). A native of

Nagoya, Aichi is the largest city in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is the list of cities in Japan, fourth-most populous city in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020, and the principal city of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, which is the List of ...

and drop-out of

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, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000. He was defeated in 2012 by

Shōzō Kudō Shōzō, Shozo, Shouzou or Shohzoh (written: 昭三, 省三, 省蔵, 省太, 正三, 正蔵 or 昌三) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese judoka *, Japanese historian *, Japanese comedian and voic ...

, but regained a

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seat in 2014. He has held several positions on House of Representatives committees throughout his time in office, and served as Vice Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare from 2011 to 2012.

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