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Ichirō Ozawa (小沢一郎, Ozawa Ichirō, born 24 May 1942) is a Japanese politician and has been a member of the House of Representatives since 1969, representing the Iwate 3rd district (Iwate 2nd district prior to the 1996 general election and Iwate 4th district prior to the 2017 general election).
Nov 1, 2021 · In a surprising turn of events, Ichiro Ozawa, arguably Japan’s most consequential and divisive politician of recent decades, failed to win a seat in his electoral district for the first...
- The Japan Times
May 20, 2024 · Ozawa Ichirō (born May 24, 1942, Mizusawa City, Japan) is a Japanese politician who served as secretary-general of the Liberal-Democratic Party of Japan (1989–91) and as president (2006–09) and secretary-general (2009–10) of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Veteran Japanese politician Ichiro Ozawa, now a member of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, is still pursuing a parliamentary democracy where a change of government...
- The Japan Times
Feb 19, 2019 · Reformer, kingmaker, shadow shogun, destroyer. With so many labels, no politician stands out like Ichiro Ozawa among Japan's conformist legislators.
Sep 1, 1995 · When Ichiro Ozawa, a longtime Diet member and power broker, published Blueprint for a New Japan two years ago, his main goal was to reverse the country's reluctance to play a larger role in world affairs.
Jul 2, 2012 · Ichiro Ozawa is a highly influential politician known within the ruling Democratic Party of Japan as the "shadow shogun". He led the charge against Prime Minister...
