Taizo Sugimura

Background

Sugimura was born in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō.

Education

He attended the University of Tsukuba but dropped out in 2004.

Career

He ran in House of Councillors election in 2010 as a proportional candidate of the Sunrise Party of Japan. He first came to media attention for his excitement at the prospect of the range of perks available for elected politicians, including high class restaurants, first class travel on the Shinkansen, and being able to afford a Bayerische Motoren Werke. Sugimura was reprimanded by Liberal Democratic Party executives for his comments, and publicly apologised at a news conference on September 27, 2005 saying they had been "immature and irresponsible". Sugimura is a character in a satirical mahjong manga Mudazumo Naki Kaikaku.

Achievements

• He was not expected to win a seat, as he had been placed in 35th position on the Liberal Democratic Party"s proportional representation ticket for the Minami-Kanto bloc.

Politics

Liberal Democratic Party, Sunrise Party.

Membership

Sugimura became the youngest member of the House of Representatives after the September 11, 2005 general election.