Nobutaka Tsutsui

Nobutaka Tsutsui is a retired Japanese politician who served in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan.

Early life

Tsutsui is a native of Nakakubiki District, Niigata and graduated from Waseda University.

Political career

Tsutsui was elected for the first time in 1990 as a member of the Japan Socialist Party after an unsuccessful run in 1986.

Libel case

In 2012, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported that Tsutsui had divulged secret information to a Chinese agricultural enterprise. Tsutsui sued the newspaper for libel, and was awarded 3.3 million yen in damages in 2015 on the basis that the truth of the allegations could not be confirmed.