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Ryuichi Doi | |
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土肥隆一 | |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
Shoshii (Fourth Rank) Order of the Rising Sun | |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 's Hyōgo District 1 Hyōgo District 3 (1996–2005), (2009–2012) Kinki PR block (2005–2009) district | |
In office February 18, 1990 – November 16, 2012 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Keijō, Chōsen, Empire of Japan | February 11, 1939
Died | January 22, 2016 Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan | (aged 76)
Other political affiliations | Japan Socialist Party (1990–1996) Democratic Reform Party (1996?–1998) Democratic Party of Japan Independent |
Alma mater | Tokyo Union Theological Seminary |
Occupation | Pastor, political secretary |
Ryuichi Doi (土肥 隆一, Doi Ryūichi, 11 February 1939 – 22 January 2016) was a Japanese politician, in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. He was born in Seoul, when Korea was under Japanese rule. He attended Tokyo Union Theological Seminary, earning a master's degree. In 1990 he was elected for the first time as a member of the Japan Socialist Party.[1][2]
In April 2014, he was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Grand Cordon.
During his lifetime, he was an active pastor for the United Church of Christ in Japan , and preached at the Wada Mountains Salt Mission, which was attached to Keiseien ( Asago City, Hyogo Prefecture), a support facility for people with disabilities under the umbrella of a social welfare corporation, of which he served as chairman.
He passed away at 12:30 p.m. on January 22, 2016 at a hospital in Kobe.[3] He was 76 years old. He was posthumously awarded the rank of Shoshii.[4]