Takuji Yanagimoto

Takuji Yanagimoto (柳本 卓治, Yanagimoto Takuji; born November 11, 1944) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature).

Takuji Yanagimoto
柳本 卓治
Yanagimoto in 2013
Member of the House of Councillors
In office 29 July 2013 – 28 July 2019
Preceded by	Shuzen Tanigawa
Succeeded by	Fusae Ohta
Constituency	Osaka at-large
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 21 October 1996 – 16 November 2012
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Multi-member district
Constituency	Kinki PR
In office 19 February 1990 – 18 June 1993
Preceded by	Takashi Ōya
Succeeded by	Takashi Ōya
Constituency	Osaka 1st
Member of the Osaka City Council
In office 1975–1986
Constituency	Nishinari Ward
Personal details
Born	(1944-11-11) 11 November 1944 (age 80) Nishinari, Osaka, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic
Relatives	Akira Yanagimoto (nephew)
Alma mater	Waseda University

Early life

A native of Osaka, Osaka, Yanagimoto attended Waseda University as a graduate student.

Political career

He was elected to the first of his three terms in the city assembly of Osaka in 1975. After running unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in 1986 as an independent, he ran again in 1990 as a member of the LDP and was elected for the first time.^[1]