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Masahito Fujikawa | |
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ふじかわ まさひと | |
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| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| Assumed office 2010 | |
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| Born | August 12, 1960 Aichi Prefecture |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Nanzan University |
Masahito Fujikawa is a Japanese politician who is a member of the House of Councillors of Japan.
He was born in 1960 and graduated from Nanzan University in 1983, and worked for a Board of Education. In 1999, he was elected to the Aichi Prefectural Assembly for 3 terms. In 2010, he was elected to the House of Councillors in 2010, and re-elected in 2016 and 2022. [1]
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