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Place of Birth: Shinshiro, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
About Akihiro Ota
- Akihiro Ota (?? ??, Ota Akihiro, born October 6, 1945) is a Japanese politician of the Komeito Party, currently serving his seventh term in the House of Representatives in the National Diet.
- Ota has represented three districts within the Tokyo metropolis since first entering the national Diet in 1993.
- He served as president of the Komeito Party from 2006 until the general election in September 2009, at which time he lost his seat in the Diet.
- Upon his return to the House in December 2012, Ota was appointed as the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, a post he held until October 2015. Ota has been involved with Komeito and the Soka Gakkai movement since graduation from university and was called "Komeito's prince" earlier in his career.
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