Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Name Akinori Eto Succeeded by Gen Nakatani Website Official website Party Liberal Democratic Party | Alma mater Nihon University Education Nihon University Preceded by Itsunori Onodera Role Japanese Politician | |
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Born October 12, 1958 (age 65)
Towada, Japan ( 1958-10-12 ) Political party Liberal Democratic Party Profiles | ||
Defence Minister Johnston meets counterpart Eto, comments
Akinori Eto (江渡 聡徳, Eto Akinori, born 1955) is a Japanese politician and the former defense minister of Japan.
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Eto is a politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Towada, Aomori, he attended Nihon University as both undergraduate and graduate. He was elected for the first time in 1996 but lost his seat in the re-election four years later. He was re-elected in 2003. Like Abe and most members of the Cabinet, he is affiliated to the openly revisionist organization Nippon Kaigi.
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