Takashi Yamamoto (politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Japanese politician
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Place of Birth: Ōsaka, Ōsaka Prefecture, Japan
About Takashi Yamamoto (politician)
- Takashi Yamamoto (?? ??, Yamamoto Takashi, July 7, 1949 – December 22, 2007) was a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Ashiya, Hyogo close to Osaka, he graduated from Shimizudani High school and Ritsumeikan University, and received a master's degree in sociology of the family from Michigan State University in the United States.
- From school days, he continued volunteer activity.
- After graduation, he served a non-profit organization "ASHINAGA" in Japan, like a "Daddy Long Legs" (traffic-accident orphaned child scholarship association). Yamamoto was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993 as a member of Morihiro Hosokawa's Japan New Party but lost the seat in 2000.
- In 2001, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time.
- He was the expert of the social welfare, and wrestled with many problems over the social security system such as the reform of a pension policy and the medical system, the foundation of "the nursing care insurance".
- The question number of times in his Diet was the top-class.
- There is little legislation introduced by a Diet member in the Japan ("Act of Parliament").
- However, he performed much an "Act of Parliament". On May 22, 2006, Yamamoto announced in a speech in the House of Councilors plenary session that he was infected with cancer.
- He made an effort for the early conclusion of "The Basic Law to Promote Anti-Cancer (Cancer Control Act) ja:???????". On December 22, 2007, Yamamoto died of thymic carcinoma.
- His seat in the House of Councillors was taken over by Hisako Oishi on December 28.
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