Yasuhiro Tsuji
Tsuji Yasuhiro, born 1955, is a former Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan.
Early life
Tsuji is a native of Kobe, Hyogo. He graduated from the University of Tokyo and studied at Johns Hopkins University.Political career
Tsuji served two terms in the House of [Councillors (Japan)|House of Councillors] in the National Diet, representing the Hyogo at-large district.He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2001 after making three unsuccessful runs for the House of Representatives in 1986, 1990 and 2000. He sought a third term at the 2013 Japanese [House of Councillors election|July 2013 election] but was defeated by Japan Restoration Party candidate Takayuki Shimizu.