Masahiro Tabata

Masahiro Tabata (田端 正広, Tabata Masahiro; 4 January 1940 – 5 January 2025) was a Japanese politician who served in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the New Komeito Party. A native of Wakayama, Wakayama and graduate of Doshisha University, he was elected for the first time in 1993 after working as a journalist. Tabata died from pneumonia on 5 January 2025, at the age of 85.^[1]

Masahiro Tabata
田端 正広
Official portrait, 2003
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 19 July 1993 – 21 July 2009
Preceded by	Teruji Kotani
Succeeded by	Masazumi Nakajima
Constituency	Osaka 1st (1993–1996) Osaka 3rd (1996–2009)
Personal details
Born	(1940-01-04)4 January 1940 Wakayama, Japan
Died	5 January 2025(2025-01-05) (aged 85) Osaka, Japan
Political party	Komeito
Other political affiliations	CGP (1986–1996) NFP (1996–1998)
Alma mater	Doshisha University