What is Wataru Takeshita?
[[File:Wataru Takeshita.jpg|right]] {{nihongo|'''Wataru Takeshita'''|竹下 亘|Takeshita Wataru|extra=3 November 1946 &ndash; 17 September 2021}} was a [[Japan]]ese [[politician]]. He was a member of the [[House of Representatives of Japan|House of Representatives]] in the [[Diet of Japan|Diet]] from 2000 until his death. He was a member of the [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]]. Takeshita was born in [[Kakeya, Shimane|Kakeya]], [[Japan]]. Takeshita was diagnosed with [[esophageal cancer]] in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20210708/p2g/00m/0na/041000c |title=Major LDP faction boss Takeshita to retire from politics |date=July 8, 2021 |newspaper=[[Mainichi Shimbun]] |access-date=September 18, 2021 |archive-date=July 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712014537/https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20210708/p2g/00m/0na/041000c |url-status=dead }}</ref> He died on 17 September 2021 in [[Tokyo]] from the disease at the age of 74.<ref>{{cite news |date= 18 September 2021|title= Japan ruling party faction boss Wataru Takeshita dies at 74|url= https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2021/09/be27a6b3931e-ldp-faction-boss-takeshita-dies-at-74.html|access-date= 18 September 2021}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.takeshita-wataru.jp/ Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201170836/https://takeshita-wataru.jp/ |date=2020-12-01 }} in Japanese. {{DEFAULTSORT:Takeshita, Wataru}} [[Category:1946 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Politicians from Shimane Prefecture]] [[Category:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians]] [[Category:Deaths from esophageal cancer]] {{bio-stub}}