Junji Higashi

Junji Higashi
東 順治
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
31 March 1998 – 16 November 2012
Preceded byKōichirō Aino
Succeeded byMasakazu Hamachi
ConstituencyKyushu PR
In office
18 February 1990 – 27 September 1996
Preceded byToshio Ōhashi
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencyFukuoka 2nd
Personal details
Born(1946-10-06)6 October 1946
Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
Died17 October 2023(2023-10-17) (aged 77)
Koga, Fukuoka, Japan
PartyKomeito
Other political
affiliations		CGP (1990–1996)
NFP (1996–1998)
Alma materUniversity of Kitakyushu

Junji Higashi (東 順治, Higashi Junji; October 6, 1946 – October 17, 2023) was a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka and graduate of the University of Kitakyushu he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1990. He represented the 2nd District of Fukuoka prefecture.

Junji Higashi died of pneumonia on October 17, 2023, at the age of 77.[1]

References

Sources

  • 政治家情報 〜東 順治〜 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2007-10-12.


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