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Taizo Sugimura
Taizo Sugimura

Taizo Sugimura (杉村太蔵 Sugimura Taizou, born 13 August 1979 in Asahikawa, Hokkaido) is a Japanese politician and a member of the Diet of Japan, representing the Liberal Democratic Party. He quitted University of Tsukuba in 2004. Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Taizo_Sugimura. ... August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (226th in leap years), with 140 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search This page refers to the year 1979. ... Asahikawa, or Asahigawa (旭川市; -shi) is a city located in Kamikawa, Hokkaido, Japan. ... Hokkaido   listen? (北海道 Hokkaidō, literal meaning: North Sea Route, Ainu: Mosir), formerly known as Ezo, is the second largest island of Japan. ... The National Diet of Japan (国会; Kokkai) is Japans legislature. ... The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), also known as JiyÅ« Minshutō (自由民主党, or the abbreviation Jimin-tō 自民党) is the largest political party in Japan, as of 2004. ... University of Tsukuba University of Tsukuba (筑波大学;Tsukuba Daigaku), located in the city of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture in the Kanto region, is one of Japans most prestigious national universities. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Sugimura become the youngest member of House of Representatives after the September 11, 2005 general election. He was not expected to win a seat, and had been placed in 35th position on the LDP's proportional representation ticket for the Minami Kanto block. He came to media attention for his excitement at the prospect of the range of perks available for elected politicians, including high class restaurants, first class travel on the Shinkansen and being able to afford a BMW. Sugimura was reprimanded by LDP executives for his comments, and publicly apologised at a news conference on September 27, 2005 saying they had been "immature and irresponsible. The House of Representatives (衆議院; Shugi-in) is the lower house of the Diet of Japan. ... September 11 is the 254th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (255th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For a breakdown of the results by block district with maps, see Results of Japan general election, 2005 Japan held a nationwide election to the House of Representatives, the more powerful lower house of the National Diet, on 11 September 2005, about two years before the end of the term... Kantō region, Japan The Kantō region (関東地方 Kantō-chihō) is a geographical area of HonshÅ«, the largest island in Japan. ... Shinkansen 0 Series at Fukuyama Station, April 2002 Shinkansen 500 Series at Kyoto Station, March 2005 300 (Left) and 700 Series Shinkansen at Tokyo Station The Shinkansen (Japanese: 新幹線) is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan. ... Jump to: navigation, search BMW AG (an abbreviation for Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, or in English, Bavarian Motor Works), is a German company and manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles. ... A joint press conference by U.S. President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair at the White House. ... Jump to: navigation, search September 27 is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 95 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Collection of sayings

  • "There's a word "windfall" (棚からぼた餅, Tana kara Botamochi) for me."
  • "Now I can purchase BMW I had wanted for so long."
  • "I'm Koizumi children of 120 %."
  • "I've never gone to a first-class Japanese restaurant (料亭, Ryōtei), I'd love to go there!"
  • "Members of the Diet are riding JR for free."

Jump to: navigation, search BMW AG (an abbreviation for Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, or in English, Bavarian Motor Works), is a German company and manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles. ... Jump to: navigation, search Junichiro Koizumi Junichiro Koizumi (Japanese: 小泉純一郎, Koizumi Junichirō, born January 8, 1942) is the current Prime Minister of Japan. ... Approximate areas that the JR Hokkaido, JR East, JR Central, JR West, JR Shikoku, and JR Kyushu Companies cover. ...

External links

  • Taizo Sugimura blog (in Japanese)

  Results from FactBites:
 
Mutantfrog Travelogue » Blog Archive » Dietman Taizo Sugimura an Idiot After All? (At least he is an ... (632 words)
Young LDP Diet member Taizo Sugimura (PR, South Kanto) has admitted that a post on his personal blog was plagiarized from the autobiography You Aren’t an Idiot After All.
A post on Lower House member Taizo Sugimura (age 26)’s blog was found to closely resemble the autobiography of popular teacher at the famous exam preparation school Yoyogi Seminar (Keisuke Yoshino, age 39).
Sugimura, who at 26 became one of the youngest Diet members ever when he earned a surprise proportional representation win due to the LDP’s landslide performance in last year’s lower house election.
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