Background
MUTO, Kabun was born on November 18, 1926. Son of Kaichi Muto.
武藤 嘉文
MUTO, Kabun was born on November 18, 1926. Son of Kaichi Muto.
He studied at the Kyoto University.
He was later elected to the House of Representatives of Japan. Mutō founded and directed a minority studies group serving the Japanese government. Mutō replaced Michio Watanabe as Minister for Foreign Affairs.
After his stint as Foreign Minister, Mutō would later hold positions at the Ministry of International Trade and Industry.
He subsequently retired from politics in 2005. Mutō died in a Tokyo hospital from pancreatic cancer on 4 November 2009, two weeks before his 83rd birthday.
House of Representatives since 1967. Standing Committee on Budget, House of Representatives, Liberal Democratic Party Finance Committee.
Married Hisako Koketsu in 1951.
