He inherited his father's LDP seat in Hokkaido, northern Japan, in 1986 and has since been elected seven times.

他于1986年承袭了父亲在日本北部地区北海道的自民党席位，自那时起共七次当选。

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Suzuki, 80, is based at Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan.

铃木章，80岁，在日本札幌的北海道大学工作。

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Dr Suzuki, of the University of Sapporo Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan, applied the finishing touches by adding boron compounds to the mix.

铃木博士在札幌北海道大学在日本札幌大学，申请加入硼化合物混合的收尾工作。

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And Simon Murie, founder of niche tour operator Swimtrek, says the Strait of Hormuz (Oman-Iran), Gulf of Aqaba (Egypt-Saudi Arabia) and La Perouse Strait (Hokkaido, Japan - Sakhalin, Russia) are all waiting to be swum.

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Despite a tunnel between Hokkaido and northern Honshu, Japan's main island, connections to the country's industrial heartland are poor.

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