Background
Shii was born in Yotsukaido, Chiba Prefecture.
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Kazuo Shii
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Education
He graduated from the Department of Physical Engineering at Tokyo University.
Career
He joined the JCP during his first year at the University and became an active participant in the party"s student wing. Shii became the first JCP chairman to visit South of Korea and the first Japanese politician to visit the site of Seodaemun Prison. He paid tribute to the memory of Korean anti-colonial activists who were imprisoned during the period of Japanese colonialism.
Shii plays the piano.
Shii claims the music is "a part of my life" and seriously considered becoming a musician. When he was about to enter the university, he considered majoring in music or physics, and chose physics in the education
Shii says his favorite composers are Franz Schubert and Dmitri Shostakovich.
Politics
At the party congress in 2000 Shii was elected as party leader.
Membership
In 1990 Shii became the head of the Secretariat and was elected as a member of the House of Representatives in 1993.
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Nationality
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Political Party
Japanese Communist Party