Education
Born and raised in Hachiōji, Hagiuda graduated from Waseda Jitsugyo High School, and Meiji University with a degree in commerce.
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Born and raised in Hachiōji, Hagiuda graduated from Waseda Jitsugyo High School, and Meiji University with a degree in commerce.
He is currently a Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. He then ran successfully for a seat in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly in 2002, serving part of one term. Affiliated to the nationalist lobby Nippon Kaigi, Hagiuda is known as a conservative within the Liberal Democratic Party, and is closely allied with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori.
Hagiuda served Abe from 2013 to 2015 as the Special Advisor to the President of the Liberal Democratic Party, and in October 2015 became a Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary in the third Abe Cabinet.
He belongs to the Sonoda Faction (Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyukai) of the Liberal Democratic Party.
His hobbies include sports such as baseball, rugby, and golf. He also enjoys watching movies, holding a movie-viewing event annually in conjunction with his personal support group, or koenkai.
His personal website also lists "trying new restaurants" as a hobby, calling him a "self-proclaimed gourmet", and also mentions his frequent enjoyment of after-meal ramen.
While still a university student, Hagiuda began working as an aide to Ryuichi Kurosu, who was formerly a member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly and mayor of Hachiōji.