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Ben Kimura (木村 勉, Kimura Ben, born August 15, 1939) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, [1] a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kōtō, Tokyo and graduate of Keio University, he had served in the ward assembly of Kōtō for two terms since 1971 and the assembly of Tokyo for six terms since 1977. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1998 but lost his seat two years later. He was re-elected in 2003.

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  1. ^ Yamaguchi, Mari (21 October 2008). "Japan's lower house agrees to extend naval operation backing US-led anti-terrorism mission - The China Post". China Post. Retrieved 27 September 2011.

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