Takuji Yanagimoto


Takuji Yanagimoto is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors in the Diet.

Early life

A native of Osaka, Osaka, Yanagimoto attended Waseda University as a graduate student.

Political career

He was elected to the first of his three terms in the city assembly of Osaka in 1975. After running unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in 1986 as an independent, he ran again in 1990 as a member of the LDP and was elected for the first time.