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{{Short description|Japanese politician}}
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| name = Hidehisa Otsuji
| native_name = {{nobold|尾辻 秀久}}
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| image = Hidehisa Otsuji cropped 2 Hidehisa Otsuji 200409.jpg
| office = [[President of the House of Councillors]]
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| predecessor = [[Akiko Santo]]
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| office2 = [[President of the House of Councillors#List of vice presidents of the House of Councillors|Vice President of the House of Councillors]]
| term_start2 = 30 July 2010
| term_end2 = 26 December 2012
| predecessor2 = [[Akiko Santō]]
| successor2 = [[Masaaki Yamazaki]]
| office3 = [[Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare]]
| primeminister3 = [[Junichiro Koizumi]]
| term_start3 = 27 September 2004
| term_end3 = 31 October 2005
| predecessor3 = [[Chikara Sakaguchi]]
| successor3 = [[Jirō Kawasaki]]
| office4 = Member of the [[House of Councillors (Japan)|House of Councillors]]
| constituency4 = [[Japanese House of Councillors national proportional representation block|National PR]]<br/>{{small|(1989-2013)}}<br/> [[Kagoshima at-large district|Kagoshima at-large]]<br/>{{small|(2013-present)}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1940|10|2|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Minamisatsuma|Kaseda, Kagoshima]], [[Japan]]
| death_date =
| party = [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic]]
| alma_mater = [[University of Tokyo]]
| caption = Otsuji in 2004
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{{nihongo|'''Hidehisa Otsuji'''|尾辻 秀久|Otsuji Hidehisa|extra=born October 2, 1940}} is a Japanese politician who serves as the [[President of the House of Councillors]] since August 2022. A member of the [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]], he has been a member of the [[House of Councillors]] since 1989, serving as [[President of the House of Councillors#List of vice presidents of the House of Councillors|Vice President of the House of Councillors]] from 2010 to 2012 and as [[Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare]] from 2004 to 2005.


== Early life and education ==
{{nihongo|'''Hidehisa Otsuji'''|尾辻 秀久|Otsuji Hidehisa|extra=born October 2, 1940}} was the [[Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan)|Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare]] in the Cabinet of [[Junichiro Koizumi]].
He was born in [[Kaseda, Kagoshima|Kaseda City]] in [[Kagoshima Prefecture]] on the island of [[Kyūshū]]. During the [[Pacific War]], his father, Shuichi, was a lieutenant commander in the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] and captain of the [[Japanese destroyer Yūgiri (1930)|destroyer ''Yūgiri'']]. In 1943, he went down with the ship in the [[Battle of Cape St. George]].<ref name="Otsuji">{{cite web |url=http://www.otsuji.gr.jp/inner.html |title=尾辻 秀久 プロフィール |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=www.otsuji.gr.jp |publisher=Hidehisa Otsuji |access-date=3 August 2022 |quote= }}</ref>


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Otsuji briefly attended the [[National Defense Academy of Japan|National Defense Academy]] but dropped out in 1961 to support his sister after their mother died. He later attended the prestigious [[University of Tokyo]], but again dropped out.<ref name="Otsuji" />
== Upbringing ==
He was born in Kaseda City in Kagoshima Prefecture on the island of [[Kyūshū]]. His father was killed in World War II in fighting near the Solomon Islands.


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From his own account, Otsuji was unhappy with university education. Reflecting on his youth as en elderly politician, he noted the social unrest at the time and protests against the government of Prime Minister [[Nobusuke Kishi| Kishi]], and said that lectures were rarely held and there was no worthwhile education to be had. Instead, he took the time to travel the world and visited close to 80 countries over a period of five years. In 1971 he returned to Japan and officially withdrew from Tokyo University and returned to Kagoshima.<ref name="Otsuji" />
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Otsuji briefly attended the National Defense Academy but dropped out in 1961 after his mother died. He later attended the prestigious [[University of Tokyo]], but again dropped out.

== World travels ==
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From his own account, Otsuji was unhappy with university education. Reflecting on his youth as en elderly politician, he noted the social unrest at the time and protests against the government of Prime Minister Kishi, and said that lectures were rarely held and there was no worthwhile education to be had. Instead, he took the time to travel the world and visited close to 80 countries over a period of five years. In 1971 he returned to Japan and officially withdrew from Tokyo University and returned to Kagoshima.


== Political career ==
== Political career ==
[[File:Junichirō Koizumi Cabinet 20040927.jpg|left|thumb|Otsuji in the [[Second Koizumi Cabinet#Reshuffled Cabinet|Koizumi Cabinet]], September 27, 2004.]]
He was elected to the Kagoshima Prefectural Assembly in 1979. He was defeated in his run for the House of Representatives in [[1986]] but was elected to the [[House of Councillors]] in [[1989]].
Resolving to become a politician, Otsuji was elected to the Kagoshima Prefectural Assembly in 1979. He was defeated in his run for the [[House of Representatives (Japan)|House of Representatives]] in 1986 but was elected to the [[House of Councillors]] in 1989.


He served as Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Management and Coordination in 1992 and became Vice Minister for Okinawa Development in [[1994]]. He was selected to served as Vice Minister of Financial Affairs in [[2003]] in the cabinet of Prime Minister [[Junichiro Koizumi]] and became the [[Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan)|Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare]] in [[2004]].
He served as Parliamentary Vice Minister in the Management and Coordination Agency in 1992, Parliamentary Vice Minister in the Okinawa Development Agency in 1994 and Senior Vice Minister of Finance in 2001. In 2004 he was appointed [[Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare]] in the cabinet of Prime Minister [[Junichirō Koizumi]], serving as such until 2005.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sangiin.go.jp/japanese/joho1/kousei/eng/members/profile/5989018.htm |title=Mr. OTSUJI Hidehisa |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=www.sangiin.go.jp |publisher=House of Councillors, The National Diet of Japan |access-date=25 July 2022 |quote=}}</ref>


Otsuji was elected [[President of the House of Councillors#List of vice presidents of the House of Councillors|Vice President of the House of Councillors]] following the [[2010 Japanese House of Councillors election|2010 House of Councillors election]]. In December 2012 he resigned to become President of the [[Japan War-Bereaved Families Association]] and served as such until 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASFS1505C_V10C14A5PP8000/ |title=尾辻参院副議長、辞任意向伝える 遺族会会長に内定で |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=29 February 2012 |website=www.nikkei.com |publisher=Nikkei, Inc. |access-date=25 July 2022 |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASFS1505C_V10C14A5PP8000/ |title=尾辻遺族会会長が辞任の意向 |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=15 May 2014 |website=www.nikkei.com |publisher=Nikkei, Inc. |access-date=25 July 2022 |quote=}}</ref>
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Otsuji is also the author of several books, including "Africa Travel Diary" and "Going to Bokemon World." "Bokemon" is a word from the Kagoshima dialect of Japanese meaning "recklessly strong."

In August 2022, Otsuji was elected [[President of the House of Councillors]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20220803/k10013749231000.html |title=参議院 新議長に自民 尾辻秀久氏 副議長に立民 長浜博行氏選出 |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=3 August 2022 |website=www3.nhk.or.jp |publisher=NHK |access-date=3 August 2022 |quote= }}</ref>

Otsuji is affiliated to the conservative organization [[Nippon Kaigi]].<ref>Nippon Kaigi website</ref>

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Otsuji is also the author of several books, including "Africa Travel Diary" and "Going to Bokemon World." "Bokemon" is a word from the Kagoshima dialect of Japanese meaning "recklessly strong".

==References==
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== External links ==
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* {{Official website|http://www.otsuji.gr.jp}} in Japanese.
* {{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051031043150/http://otsuji.gr.jp/bokke.htm|title=私の青春時代|trans-title=My adolescence (archive)|website=otsuji.gr.jp|language=ja}}


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== External links ==
* http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/koizumidaijin/040927/07otsuji_e.html
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* http://www.otsuji.gr.jp/bokke.htm (Japanese)


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Revision as of 14:43, 18 December 2023

The Honourable
Hidehisa Otsuji
尾辻 秀久
Otsuji in 2004
President of the House of Councillors
Incumbent
Assumed office
3 August 2022
Preceded byAkiko Santo
Vice President of the House of Councillors
In office
30 July 2010 – 26 December 2012
Preceded byAkiko Santō
Succeeded byMasaaki Yamazaki
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
In office
27 September 2004 – 31 October 2005
Prime MinisterJunichiro Koizumi
Preceded byChikara Sakaguchi
Succeeded byJirō Kawasaki
Member of the House of Councillors
Incumbent
Assumed office
24 July 1989
ConstituencyNational PR
(1989-2013)
Kagoshima at-large
(2013-present)
Personal details
Born (1940-10-02) 2 October 1940 (age 84)
Kaseda, Kagoshima, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo

Hidehisa Otsuji (尾辻 秀久, Otsuji Hidehisa, born October 2, 1940) is a Japanese politician who serves as the President of the House of Councillors since August 2022. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he has been a member of the House of Councillors since 1989, serving as Vice President of the House of Councillors from 2010 to 2012 and as Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare from 2004 to 2005.

Early life and education

He was born in Kaseda City in Kagoshima Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū. During the Pacific War, his father, Shuichi, was a lieutenant commander in the Imperial Japanese Navy and captain of the destroyer Yūgiri. In 1943, he went down with the ship in the Battle of Cape St. George.[1]

Otsuji briefly attended the National Defense Academy but dropped out in 1961 to support his sister after their mother died. He later attended the prestigious University of Tokyo, but again dropped out.[1]

From his own account, Otsuji was unhappy with university education. Reflecting on his youth as en elderly politician, he noted the social unrest at the time and protests against the government of Prime Minister Kishi, and said that lectures were rarely held and there was no worthwhile education to be had. Instead, he took the time to travel the world and visited close to 80 countries over a period of five years. In 1971 he returned to Japan and officially withdrew from Tokyo University and returned to Kagoshima.[1]

Political career

Otsuji in the Koizumi Cabinet, September 27, 2004.

Resolving to become a politician, Otsuji was elected to the Kagoshima Prefectural Assembly in 1979. He was defeated in his run for the House of Representatives in 1986 but was elected to the House of Councillors in 1989.

He served as Parliamentary Vice Minister in the Management and Coordination Agency in 1992, Parliamentary Vice Minister in the Okinawa Development Agency in 1994 and Senior Vice Minister of Finance in 2001. In 2004 he was appointed Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare in the cabinet of Prime Minister Junichirō Koizumi, serving as such until 2005.[2]

Otsuji was elected Vice President of the House of Councillors following the 2010 House of Councillors election. In December 2012 he resigned to become President of the Japan War-Bereaved Families Association and served as such until 2014.[3][4]

In August 2022, Otsuji was elected President of the House of Councillors.[5]

Otsuji is affiliated to the conservative organization Nippon Kaigi.[6]

Otsuji is also the author of several books, including "Africa Travel Diary" and "Going to Bokemon World." "Bokemon" is a word from the Kagoshima dialect of Japanese meaning "recklessly strong".

References

  1. ^ a b c "尾辻 秀久 プロフィール". www.otsuji.gr.jp. Hidehisa Otsuji. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Mr. OTSUJI Hidehisa". www.sangiin.go.jp. House of Councillors, The National Diet of Japan. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  3. ^ "尾辻参院副議長、辞任意向伝える 遺族会会長に内定で". www.nikkei.com. Nikkei, Inc. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  4. ^ "尾辻遺族会会長が辞任の意向". www.nikkei.com. Nikkei, Inc. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  5. ^ "参議院 新議長に自民 尾辻秀久氏 副議長に立民 長浜博行氏選出". www3.nhk.or.jp. NHK. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  6. ^ Nippon Kaigi website
House of Councillors
Preceded by
50-member district
 Member of the House of Councillors by proportional representation
1989–2013 		Succeeded by
48-member district
Preceded by Member of the House of Councillors from Kagoshima
2013–present 		Incumbent
Preceded by Vice President of the House of Councillors of Japan
2010–2012 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Masakazu Yamamoto
 Chair, Budget Committee of House of Councillors of Japan
1998–1999 		Succeeded by
Yasu Kano
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan
2004–2005 		Succeeded by
Party political offices
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