Takashi Ōtsuka

is a former Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).

Early life A native of Osaka, Ōtsuka graduated from Otemon Gakuin University.

Political career Ōtsuka was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005 after an unsuccessful run in 2003. He is affiliated to the revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi."日本会議の全貌——知られざる巨大組織の実態" Yoshifumi Tawara、2016/06/17。"日本会議と神社本庁" ("Japan Conference and the Association of Shinto shrines") Muneo Narusawa 2016/06/28。 He has been a member of the house ever since.

Controversies On 18 January 2021, 10 days after the declaration of state emergency due to COVID-19, Ōtsuka was spotted violating lockdown rules by visiting a restaurant and two hostess bars at night. After an attempted cover-up, he was eventually led to resign from his Diet post, but remained as a lawmaker.

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Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office Member, Committee on Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, HR Director, Special Committee on Consumer Affairs, HR Deputy Chairperson, Diet Affairs Committee, LDP Deputy Director, Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Division, LDP Chief Secretary, Japan-Bulgaria Parliamentary Friendship Association

Takashi Ōtsuka

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