Chiken Kakazu (Japanese: 嘉数 知賢, Hepburn: Kakazu Chiken, 1 June 1941 – 15 October 2024) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Nago, Okinawa and graduate of Waseda University, he served in the assembly of Okinawa Prefecture for five terms beginning in 1980. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996. He lost his seat to Denny Tamaki in the 2009 general election. Kakazu died from bile duct cancer on 15 October 2024, at the age of 83.[1]
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edit- ^ "嘉数知賢さん死去 元自民党衆院議員". Jiji. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
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edit- "Seijika jōhō ~Kakazu Chiken~" 政治家情報 〜嘉数 知賢〜 [Politician information: Chiken Kakazu] (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 3 December 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2007.
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