Hideo Den

Hideo Den was a Japanese news presenter, politician, and for 34 of the years between 1971 and 2007, a member of the House of Councillors for the Social [Democratic Party (Japan)|Social Democratic Party]. From 1978 to 1985, he was also the president of the Socialist [Democratic Federation (Japan)|Socialist Democratic Federation].
In 1947 he joined the Kyodo News company as a reporter. In 1962 he became a news presenter for Tokyo [Broadcasting System|TBS] 's television news program.
He was the grandson of Den Kenjiro.