is a former Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Niihari District, Ibaraki and graduate of Keio University he was elected for the first time in 1979 after working as a writer for Yomiuri Shimbun. Later, he served as the Minister of Health in 1992 and in 1999.
He was defeated by Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)-backed candidate Hiroko à Âizumi (former Lieutenant Governor of Yamaguchi Prefecture) in the Japanese general election, 2009.
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