Daizō Nozawa

Daizō Nozawa (野沢 太三, Nozawa Daizō; 6 May 1933 – 12 December 2024) was a Japanese politician who served as the Justice Minister of Japan from 2003 to 2004.^[1]

Daizō Nozawa
野沢 太三
Official portrait, 2003
Minister of Justice
In office 22 September 2003 – 27 September 2004
Prime Minister	Junichirō Koizumi
Preceded by	Mayumi Moriyama
Succeeded by	Chieko Nōno
Member of the House of Councillors
In office 15 July 1986 – 25 July 2004
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Multi-member district
Constituency	National PR
Personal details
Born	(1933-05-06)6 May 1933 Tatsuno, Nagano, Japan
Died	12 December 2024(2024-12-12) (aged 91) Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Tokyo

Nozawa was born in Tatsuno, Nagano. He graduated from the University of Tokyo with a bachelor of civil engineering degree and joined Japanese National Railways in 1956. During his career at JNR, he obtained the degree of Ph.D. He was first elected as a member of the House of Councillors in 1986.^[1] He served as a member of the house until 2004 when he did not run for reelection.

He led the leader of the Japan-Korea Tunnel Research Institute, an organization trying to create a tunnel link between Japan and South Korea.^[2]

He died on 12 December 2024, at the age of 91.^[3]