| Date of Birth: |
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February 11, 1947 |
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| Education: |
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| 1969 |
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BSc. in Engineering, Tokyo University |
| 1976 |
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Ph.D. in Engineering, Stanford University |
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| Career: |
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| 1981 |
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Assistant Professor, Senshyu University |
| 1983 |
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Private Secretary to Iichiro Hatoyama, Member of the House of Councillors |
| 1986 |
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Elected Member of the House of Representatives |
| 1990 |
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Parliamentary Vice Minister, Hokkaido Development Agency |
| Jun. 1993 |
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Member, New Party SAKIGAKE (defected from LDP) |
| Aug. 1993 |
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Vice Chief Cabinet Secretary of Hosokawa Cabinet |
| Sept. 1996 |
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Co-Leader, the Democratic Party of Japan |
| Sept. 1997 |
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Secretary General, the Democratic Party of Japan |
| April 1998 |
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Deputy Secretary General, the "new" Democratic Party of Japan |
| Sept.1999 |
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President of the Democratic Party of Japan |
| Dec. 2002 |
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Member of the Standing Officers Council |
| Oct. 2004 |
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Next Minister of Foreign Affairs (DPJ Next (Shadow) Cabinet) |
| Oct. 2004- |
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Secretary General, the Democratic Party of Japan |
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| Political Career: |
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| 1986 |
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Elected to the House of Representatives (1st time) |
| Feb 1990 |
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Elected to the House of Representatives (2nd time) |
| May 1990 |
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Chair, Shiga Prefectural Chapter, Democratic Socialist Party (DSP) |
| 1993 |
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Elected to the House of Representatives (3rd time) |
| 1996 |
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Elected to the House of Representatives (4th time) |
| 1997 |
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Shadow Minister of Labour, Tomorrow's Cabinet, New Frontier Party |
| 1999 |
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1999 Chair, DPJ Diet Affairs Committee |
| Jun 2000 |
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Elected to the House of Representatives (5th time) |
| Sep 2000 |
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Chair, DPJ Organisation Committee |
| 2001 |
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Chairman, Committee on Security, House of Representatives |
| 2003 |
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Elected to the House of Representatives (6th time) |
| Jan 2004 |
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Next Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, DPJ |
| May 2004 |
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Chair, DPJ Diet Affairs Committee |
| Sept 2004 |
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DPJ Secretary General |
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| Social Involvement: |
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Chairperson, the Japan-Russia Society
Chairperson, Touch Football Association of Japan
Chairperson, Guide Dogs & Service Dogs Association of Japan |
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| Hobbies: |
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Touch football, tennis, watching baseball games, listening to music, karaoke, computing |
