Nobutaka Tsutsui

Nobutaka Tsutsui
Nobutaka Tsutsui
筒井信隆
Member of the House of Representatives
	In office; 2000–2012
Preceded by	Osamu Takatori
Succeeded by	Shuichi Takatori
Constituency	Niigata 6th
	In office; 1990–1993
Constituency	Niigata 4th
Personal details
Born	10 November 1944 (age 80); Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Political party	Independent (1994–1998; 2021–present)
Other political; affiliations	JSP (before 1994); DPJ (1998–2016); DP (2016–2017); CDP (2017–2021)
Alma mater	Waseda University

Nobutaka Tsutsui (筒井信隆, Tsutsui Nobutaka, born November 10, 1944) is a retired Japanese politician who served in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan.

Early life

Tsutsui is a native of Nakakubiki District, Niigata and graduated from Waseda University.

Political career

Tsutsui was elected for the first time in 1990 as a member of the Japan Socialist Party after an unsuccessful run in 1986.^[1]

Libel case

In 2012, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported that Tsutsui had divulged secret information to a Chinese agricultural enterprise. Tsutsui sued the newspaper for libel, and was awarded 3.3 million yen in damages in 2015 on the basis that the truth of the allegations could not be confirmed.^[2]

References

^ 政治家情報〜筒井信隆〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
^ "読売新聞に損害賠償命令元副大臣機密漏洩報道で". Nihon Keizai Shimbun. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.

External links

Official website

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[1] 政治家情報〜筒井信隆〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2007-10-06.

[2] "読売新聞に損害賠償命令元副大臣機密漏洩報道で". Nihon Keizai Shimbun. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.

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