About Kokichi Shimoinaba
Lived 1926 – 2014 (aged 87). Kokichi Shimoinaba was a Japanese politician.
Kokichi Shimoinaba (April 29, 1926 – February 17, 2014) was a Japanese politician and police chief. He served as the Minister of Justice from 1997 to 1998.
Shimoinaba joined the former Home Ministry in 1947, just before the ministry was abolished. He then served as the Prefectural Police chief of Tokushima, Osaka and the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.
Shimoinaba was elected to the House of Councillors in 1986. Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto appointed him as Minister of Justice in 1997.
Kokichi Shimoinaba died from sepsis on February 17, 2014, at the age of 87.
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Japanese politician
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Kokichi Shimoinaba was born on 29 April 1926.
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Kokichi Shimoinaba died on 17 February 2014.
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