Takashi Yamamoto (politician)

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Takashi Yamamoto (山本 孝史 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 Osaka, Osaka, he graduated from Ritsumeikan University and received a master's degree in sociology of the family from Michigan State University in the United States. He 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.

On December 22, 2007, he died of thymic carcinoma.[1] His seat in the House of Councillors was taken over by Hisako Ōishi on December 28.[2]

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  1. ^ "asahi.com：がん公表の民主・山本参院議員が死去 - 関西", Asahi Shimbun, 2007-12-23. Retrieved on 2008-01-12. (Japanese) 
  2. ^ "大石尚子氏が繰り上げ当選　参院民主会派入り", Asahi Shimbun, 2007-12-28. Retrieved on 2008-01-12. (Japanese) 

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