is a Japanese politician and physician who is the secretary-general and vice chair of the Japanese Communist Party. He also serves as a member of the House of Councillors for the party.JCP elects new leadership . JCP official website [English version]. Published 12 April 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
Early life Akira was born on 6 June 1960 in Setagaya, Tokyo. He attended Ōnoden Elementary School, Shiritsu Daiyon Junior High School, and Senior High School at Komaba, University of Tsukuba. He graduated from the Tohoku University School of Medicine in March 1987.
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