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Yataro Tsuda Japanese politician, member of the House of Councillors dead at age 73

Yataro Tsuda

Yataro Tsuda, a Japanese politician and former member of the House of Councillors, died on April 6, 2026.

He was a member of the Democratic Party of Japan and served in the House of Councillors, the upper house of Japan’s national legislature, from 2004 to 2016. Born on May 5, 1952, in Ono, Gifu, Tsuda was a native of Takayama, Gifu.

He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2004.

Yataro Tsuda (津田 弥太郎, Tsuda Yatarō; born May 5, 1952) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Takayama, Gifu, he was elected for the first time in 2004.

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