abstract:is a Japanese politician who belongs to the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) and is a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Sapporo, Hokkaidō and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected to the first of his five terms in the House of Representatives in 1969 as a member of the Japan Socialist Party in the electoral district of his late father Setsuo.
Takahiro YokomichiandSatsuki Edasaid Japan and China are importantcooperativepartners and their relationshipisone ofthe mostsignificantbilateralrelationstoboth countries.