Daizō Nozawa

Daizō Nozawa
Official portrait, 2003
Minister of Justice
In office 22 September 2003 – 27 September 2004
Prime Minister	Junichirō Koizumi
Preceded by	Mayumi Moriyama
Succeeded by	Chieko Nōno
Member of the House of Councillors
In office 1986–2004
Constituency	National PR
Personal details
Born	(1933-05-06) 6 May 1933 (age 91) Tatsuno, Nagano, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic
Alma mater	University of Tokyo

Daizō Nozawa (野沢 太三, Nozawa Daizō, born May 6, 1933 in Tatsuno, Nagano) is a politician of Japan who served as the Justice Minister of Japan from 2003 to 2004.^[1]

Nozawa graduated from the University of Tokyo with a bachelor of civil engineering degree and joined Japanese National Railways in 1956. During his career at JNR, he obtained the degree of Ph.D. He was first elected as a member of the House of Councillors in 1986.^[1] He served as a member of the house until 2004 when he did not run for reelection.

Currently, he is the leader of the Japan-Korea Tunnel Research Institute, an organization trying to create a tunnel link between Japan and South Korea.^[2]

References

1. 法務大臣 (in Japanese). Office of the Prime Minister of Japan. 2003-09-22. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
2. Nozawa, Daizō; Kim Ki Chun (2009-04-19). "NOZAWA/KIM: Tunnel to link Korea and Japan?". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-11-12.

Political offices
Preceded by Mayumi Moriyama	Minister of Justice of Japan 2003–2004	Succeeded by Chieko Nōno