Riki Kawara
Riki Kawara | |
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瓦 力 | |
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| Director-General of the Japan Defense Agency | |
| In office 6 November 1987 – 24 August 1988 | |
| Prime Minister | Noboru Takeshita |
| Preceded by | Kurihara Yoshiyuki |
| Succeeded by | Kichirō Tazawa |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 10 December 1972 – 30 August 2009 | |
| Director-General of the Japan Defense Agency | |
| In office 5 October 1999 – 4 July 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | Keizō Obuchi |
| Preceded by | Hosei Norota |
| Succeeded by | Kazuo Torashima |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 1, 1937 Nanao, Ishikawa, Empire of Japan |
| Died | 13 January 2013 (aged 75) Nanao, Ishikawa. Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Chuo University |
Tsutomu Kawara (瓦 力, Kawara Tsutomu, 1 April 1937 – 13 January 2013) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party.
Biography
Kawara was a member of the
He was later appointed construction minister in the Hashimoto cabinet.[1] He retired from politics in 2009. He died in Nanao, Ishikawa, in early January 2013 of pneumonia.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b c d 瓦力元防衛庁長官が死去 なだしお事故で辞任. Kyodo News (in Japanese). 47 News. 13 January 2013. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Japan's Military Chief Quits". Los Angeles Times. 25 August 1988. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ^ "Former Defense Agency chief Kawara dies". Kyodo News. January 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
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