Junji Higashi

Junji Higashi
Junji Higashi
東順治
Member of the House of Representatives
	In office; 31 March 1998 – 16 November 2012
Preceded by	Kōichirō Aino
Succeeded by	Masakazu Hamachi
Constituency	Kyushu PR
	In office; 18 February 1990 – 27 September 1996
Preceded by	Toshio Ōhashi
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Constituency	Fukuoka 2nd
Personal details
Born	6 October 1946; Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
Died	17 October 2023 (aged 77); Koga, Fukuoka, Japan
Party	Komeito
Other political; affiliations	CGP (1990–1996); NFP (1996–1998)
Alma mater	University of Kitakyushu

Junji Higashi (東順治, Higashi Junji; 6 October 1946 – 17 October 2023) was a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka and graduate of the University of Kitakyushu he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1990. He represented the 2nd District of Fukuoka prefecture.

Junji Higashi died of pneumonia on 17 October 2023, at the age of 77.^[1]

References

政治家情報〜東順治〜 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 3 December 2007. Retrieved 12 October 2007.

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