Background
Jojima was born in Yanagawa, Fukuoka, on 1 January 1947.
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Jojima was born in Yanagawa, Fukuoka, on 1 January 1947.
University of Tokyo.
He also served as the minister for economy, trade and industry. He is a graduate of Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University. He received a bachelor"s degree in agronomy in March 1970.
Jojima is the former head of Ajinomoto Workers" Union where he served for about 25 years and also, of Japan Food Industry Workers" Union Council.
He is a veteran lawmaker. He served as the parliament affairs chief of the DPJ. He was appointed finance minister in a cabinet reshuffle on 1 October 2012, replacing June Azumi in the post.
lieutenant was his first cabinet post. Jojima served in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda until 26 December 2012, and he was replaced by Taro Aso as finance minister.
He also lost his parliamentary seat in the 16 December 2012 general election.
Views
Jojima is known to be a supporter of strong middle class in a society, and he does not endorse excessive competition. His real name is Masamitsu. But, he changed his name as "Koriki" after losing in the 2005 House of Representatives election to make a new start.
Jojima is known to be a supporter of strong middle class in a society, and he does not endorse excessive competition.
He then served as a council member of the Japan Productivity Center for Socio-Economic Development. He was first elected to parliament in 1996 as a member of the now defunct New Frontier Party, led by Ichiro Ozawa. Jojima is one of the founding members of Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ).
He was also a member of committee on fundamental national policies.