Daizō Nozawa

Japanese politician

Daizō Nozawa


Minister of Justice
In office 22 September 2003 – 27 September 2004
Prime Minister	Junichirō Koizumi
Preceded by	Mayumi Moriyama
Succeeded by	Chieko Nōno

Personal details
Born	(1933-05-06) May 6, 1933 (age 90) Tatsuno, Nagano, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic Party
Alma mater	University of Tokyo

Daizō Nozawa (野沢太三, Nozawa Daizō, born May 6, 1933 in Tatsuno, Nagano) is a politician of Japan who served as the Justice Minister of Japan from 2003 to 2004.^[1]

Nozawa 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.

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

References

^ ^a ^b 法務大臣 (in Japanese). Office of the Prime Minister of Japan. 2003-09-22. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
^ Nozawa, Daizō; Kim Ki Chun (2009-04-19). "NOZAWA/KIM: Tunnel to link Korea and Japan?". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-11-12.