Yoshinori Ohno
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Yoshinori Ohno (大野功統 Ōno Yoshinori, born October 16, 1935) is Japan's Minister of State for Defense in Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Cabinet, and is in charge of Defense Agency.
[edit] Early life
Ohno was born in Kagawa Prefecture in 1935 and attended the top high school in Kagawa before going to the Faculty of Law at University of Tokyo. After graduation he joined the Ministry of Finance in 1958 and traveled to the United States on a Fulbright Scholarship. He speaks English and French fluently.
[edit] Political career
Ohno ran for governor of Kagawa Prefecture in 1978 but lost. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1986 for the first time. He has served as Minister of State for Defense since 2004, and has met with US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Secretary of State Condi Rice.
