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Hisayasu Nagata
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永田 寿康
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| Member of the House of Representatives of Japan | |
| In office 1999 – March 31, 2006 |
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| Constituency | Chiba Prefecture |
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| Born | September 2, 1969 Nagoya, Aichi |
| Died | January 3, 2009 (aged 39) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Education | University of Tokyo (BS) University of California, Los Angeles (MBA) |
Hisayasu Nagata (永田 寿康, Nagata Hisayasu, September 2, 1969 – January 3, 2009) was a Japanese politician. He was born in Nagoya City, which is in Aichi Prefecture. He is known for making a serious claim about a business leader, Takafumi Horie, who was the CEO of a company called Livedoor. Nagata claimed that Horie had offered money to the Liberal Democratic Party. However, this claim was later found to be unproven.
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About Hisayasu Nagata
Hisayasu Nagata was born on September 2, 1969. He studied at the University of Tokyo, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1993. After that, he started working for the Ministry of Finance.
In 1995, he continued his studies. He went to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the United States. There, he earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree. Hisayasu Nagata passed away on January 3, 2009.
His Time in Politics
In 1999, Hisayasu Nagata decided to leave his job at the Ministry of Finance. He wanted to become a politician. He ran for a seat in the House of Representatives, which is part of Japan's parliament, called the Diet. He represented the Chiba Prefecture area.
During his time in the Diet, Nagata was involved in several notable events.
Speaking in Parliament
On April 5, 2001, Nagata did something unusual in the Diet. He asked questions during a main meeting without using any written notes. This was seen as a new way for younger politicians to be prepared. It showed they could speak and ask questions without needing a script. This was different from how older politicians often worked.
Public Statements and Apologies
Hisayasu Nagata sometimes made strong statements. For example, on March 11, 2004, he made comments about some important political figures. These included Keizō Obuchi, Yoshirō Mori, and Junichiro Koizumi. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party disagreed with his comments. Because of their protest, his remarks were removed from the official record.
In July 2005, Nagata made another claim. He said that the New Komeito Party, which worked with the LDP, had illegally moved voter registrations. He claimed they did this for elections in Tokyo. However, Nagata did not have proof for his statements. His party, the Democratic Party of Japan, later apologized to the Komeito party.
In August 2005, a similar event happened. Nagata claimed that a group supporting Komeito, called the Sōka Gakkai, was not registered as a religious group. But this group had been registered as a religious organization since 1952. The Sōka Gakkai then took legal action against Nagata for what he said.
The Livedoor Accusation
One of the most well-known events in Nagata's political career happened on February 16, 2006. He made a serious accusation in parliament. He claimed that Takafumi Horie, the former CEO of Livedoor, had paid money to the son of Tsutomu Takebe. Takebe was a high-ranking official in the Liberal Democratic Party.
Nagata said he had an email as proof. He claimed this email showed Horie telling Livedoor to pay Takebe's son. The secretary general of Nagata's party, Seiji Maehara, asked the government to investigate the claim.
However, it was later found that the email could not be confirmed as real. Because of this, Nagata's party, the Democratic Party of Japan, made a public apology. Important leaders of the party, including Maehara, resigned from their positions. Nagata was also suspended from his party. He later resigned from his position in the National Diet.
