Nobutaka Tsutsui
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Early life
Tsutsui is a native of Nakakubiki District, Niigata and graduated from Waseda University.
Political career
Tsutsui was elected for the first time in 1990 as a member of the Japan Socialist Party after an unsuccessful run in 1986.[1]
Libel case
In 2012, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported that Tsutsui had divulged secret information to a Chinese agricultural enterprise. Tsutsui sued the newspaper for libel, and was awarded 3.3 million yen in damages in 2015 on the basis that the truth of the allegations could not be confirmed.[2]
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- Living people
- 1944 births
- Democratic Party of Japan politicians
- Japan Socialist Party politicians
- Waseda University alumni
- Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2003–2005
- Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2005–2009
- Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2009–2012