Tarō Kimura (politician) explained

Tarō Kimura
Native Name Lang:ja
Term Start:1996
Term End:2017
Office1:Member of the Aomori Prefectural Assembly
Term Start1:1991
Term End1:1996
Constituency:Aomori 4th district
Birth Date:July 20, 1965
Birth Place:Fujisaki, Aomori
Death Date:July 25, 2017 (aged 52)
Death Place:Tokyo
Party:Liberal Democratic
Alma Mater:Toyo University

was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Fujisaki, Aomori and graduate of Toyo University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996 after serving in the Aomori Prefectural Assembly for two terms.

He died of cancer on July 25, 2017, at a hospital in Tokyo, aged 52.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: LDP lawmaker Taro Kimura dies of pancreatic cancer at 52 . 25 July 2017 . The Japan Times . The Japan Times Ltd. . Japan. https://web.archive.org/web/20170801013450/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/07/25/national/ldp-lawmaker-taro-kimura-dies-pancreatic-cancer-52/ . 1 August 2017. live . 1 August 2017.
  2. Web site: https://mainichi.jp/articles/20170725/k00/00e/060/202000c . ja: 木村太郎さん52歳=衆院議員 . Taro Kimura dies at 52 . 25 July 2017 . Mainichi Shimbun . The Mainichi Newspapers . Japan. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20170725022523/https://mainichi.jp/articles/20170725/k00/00e/060/202000c . 25 July 2017. live . 25 July 2017.