Ryuichi Doi

Ryuichi Doi was a Japanese politician who served in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. He was born in Seoul, when Korea was under Japanese rule. He attended Tokyo Union Theological Seminary, earning a master's degree. In 1990 he was elected for the first time as a member of the Social [Democratic Party (Japan)|Japan Socialist Party].
In April 2014, he was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Grand Cordon.
He was an active pastor for the United [Church of Christ in Japan], and preached at the Wada Mountains Salt Mission, which was attached to Keiseien, a support facility for people with disabilities under the umbrella of a social welfare corporation that he chaired.
He died on 22 January 2016 at a hospital in Kobe, aged 76. He was posthumously awarded the rank of Shoshii.