Politics
He participated in the formation of the DPJ in 1996. He was appointed as the secretary general of the party in March 2010 when it was the country's ruling party. Katsuya Okada, the former Foreign Minister, subsequently replaced him in September 2010.
In January 2011, he became Chief Cabinet Secretary. In March 2011, he was temporarily appointed as head of the Foreign Ministry.
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—Michel de Certeau (1925–1986)
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