Daizō Nozawa
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 | 6 May 1933 Tatsuno, Nagano, Japan |
| Died | 12 December 2024 (aged 91) Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
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]
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]
References
- ^ a b 法務大臣 (in Japanese). Office of the Prime Minister of Japan. 22 September 2003. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ ; Kim Ki Chun (19 April 2009). "NOZAWA/KIM: Tunnel to link Korea and Japan?". The Washington Post. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ "元法相の野沢太三さん死去 辰野町出身の元参院議員". The Shinano Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). 14 January 2025.