Masayoshi Nataniya
Japanese politician
Masayoshi Nataniya (那谷屋 正義, Nataniya Masayoshi; born 3 August 1957) is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party and a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Yokohama, Kanagawa and graduate of Yokohama National University, he was elected for the first time in 2004.
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Official website in Japanese.
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