Tadayoshi Nagashima
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is a Japan
ese politician
, serving in the House of Representatives
in the Diet
(national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party
. A native of Yamakoshi, Niigata
and graduate of the Toyo University
he was elected to the Diet for the first time in 2005 after serving as mayor of his hometown Yamakoshi.
Japan
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ese politician
Politician
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, serving in the House of Representatives
House of Representatives of Japan
The is the lower house of the Diet of Japan. The House of Councillors of Japan is the upper house.The House of Representatives has 480 members, elected for a four-year term. Of these, 180 members are elected from 11 multi-member constituencies by a party-list system of proportional representation,...
in the Diet
Diet of Japan
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(national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
The , frequently abbreviated to LDP or , is a centre-right political party in Japan. It is one of the most consistently successful political parties in the democratic world. The LDP ruled almost continuously for nearly 54 years from its founding in 1955 until its defeat in the 2009 election...
. A native of Yamakoshi, Niigata
Yamakoshi, Niigata
Yamakoshi was a village located in Koshi District, Niigata, Japan.As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 2,035 and a density of 51.09 persons per km²...
and graduate of the Toyo University
Toyo University
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he was elected to the Diet for the first time in 2005 after serving as mayor of his hometown Yamakoshi.