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Introduction |
Born: 30 September 1932
Family: Married with four sons
Interests: Sailing, tennis, scuba diving, Trolling Otaku
Education: Graduate of Hitotsubashi University Law Department
1956 Awarded the 34th Akutagawa Prize for his novel, Taiyo no Kisetsu (Season of the Sun)
1968 Elected to the House of Councillors (Upper House) for the first time
1972 Elected to the House of Representatives (Lower House) for first time (elected eight consecutive times)
1976 Appointed Minister of State, Director-General of Environment Agency, Fukuda Cabinet
1987 Appointed Minister of Transport, Takeshita Cabinet
1989 Ran in Liberal Democratic Party presidential election
1995 Resigned from the Diet
1999 Elected Governor of Tokyo (first term)
2003 Re-elected Governor of Tokyo (second term)
2007 Re-elected Governor of Tokyo (third term)
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