What is Kōzō Watanabe (Democratic Party politician)?
[[File:Kozo Watanabe 20101130.jpg|right|200px]] {{nihongo|'''Kōzō Watanabe'''|渡部 恒三|Watanabe Kōzō|extra=born May 24, 1932}} is a [[Japan]]ese [[politician]]. He was a member of the [[Democratic Party of Japan]]. He was a member of the [[House of Representatives of Japan|House of Representatives]] in the [[Diet of Japan|Diet]] (national legislature). He was born in [[Tajimi|Tajima]], Fukushima. He was elected to the first of his two terms in the assembly of [[Fukushima Prefecture]] in 1959 and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1969 as an independent. He later joined the [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]] and eventually the DPJ.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.economist.com/news/asia/21576154-fewer-bigger-plots-and-fewer-part-time-farmers-agriculture-could-compete-field-work|title=Farming in Japan : Field work : With fewer, bigger plots and fewer part-time farmers, agriculture could compete |work=The Economist |date=13 April 2013 |access-date=14 March 2016}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Watanabe, Kozo}} [[Category:1932 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Politicians from Fukushima Prefecture]] [[Category:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians]] {{bio-stub}}