About Riki Kawara
Lived 1937 – 2013 (aged 75). Riki Kawara was a Japanese politician.
was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party.
Biography Kawara was a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Nanao, Ishikawa and graduate of Chuo University, he was elected for the first time in 1972. In 1987, he assumed the post of Director General of the Japan Defense Agency (and again in 1999 to 2000). He resigned a year later after taking responsibility for the Nadashio incident. Kichirō Tazawa replaced him in the post.
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Who was Riki Kawara?
Japanese politician (1937–2013)
When was Riki Kawara born?
Riki Kawara was born on 1 April 1937 in Nanao.
When did Riki Kawara die?
Riki Kawara died on 13 January 2013 in Nanao, Ishikawa.
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Riki Kawara was a politician.
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Riki Kawara was Japanese.
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