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He takes up a positive attitude in everything and believes that failure can be a stepping-stone to success.
He uses ”san”-expression with a surname for everyone regardless of his or her position in the society.
He can handle personal computer rather well and gathers information from around the world by internet.
Once a week he takes care of his kitchen garden for refreshing and getting organic grown vegetables.
In his youth he was as skilful in carpentry as to build a barn by himself.
Since his boy- scout years he can’t enjoy summer without camping.
As a native of Finland he is extremely durable to cold weather.
 For some reason he is popular among high-school students.
He stands firm against any kind of discrimination.
He likes speaking but he has no sense of singing.
He loves Japanese style open air bath.
He is fond of Japanese cuisine.
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| ■Date of Birth, Place■ |
| Apr. 30, 1940, North Karelia, Finland |
| ■Professional/Academic Background■ |
| 1964 Graduated, Social-Welfare College, Finland |
| 1967 Came to Japan as a missionary of Lutheran church |
| 1968 Tokyo Naganuma Japanese School |
| 1970 Instructor of child welfare institution |
| 1974 Resigned as a missionary Moved to Azumi-mura, Nagano Prefecture |
| 1975 Translator of the Japanese classical literature Administrator of private English school |
| 1979 Naturalized as a Japanese citizen |
| ■Political Experience■ |
| 1992 Elected as a member of the town assembly of Yugawara, Kanagawa Prefecture |
| 1995 Resigned from the town assembly of Yugawara, stood as a candidate for Upper House election from Kanagawa electoral district, acquired 340,000 votes, lost as a runner-up |
| 1998 Stood again as a candidate for Upper house election from Kanagawa electoral district, acquired 500,000 votes, 7,000 short of the seat |
| 2000 Stood as a candidate for lower house election, lost as a runner-up |
| 2001 Stood as a candidate for upper house election, lost as a runner-up |
| 2002 Elected as a result of Mr. Kyosen Ohashi’s resignation |
| 2007 Stood as a candidate for upper house election, win |
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■Position in the Diet■
Director of the Committee on Oversight of Administration
Member of the Committee on Environment
Member of the Special Committee on Disasters
Member of the Research Committee on International Affairs, Global Environment and Food Issues
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■Position in the Party■
Vice Chair, Administration Committee / Vice Director-General, International Department
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■Other Positions■
Secretary-general of the Parliamentarian’s League for the Promotion of Organic Agriculture
Chairman, Japan-Finland Parliamentary League of Friendship
Chairman, the Dietmember’s Association for East Timor
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| "Luomu II" - How to Realize Healthy Life Style (Miyaobi Publishing) |
| "Luomu" - A Natural Life Sytle (Ebisukosyo Publication) |
| Tsurunen's "Eco-Life" for Human and the Earth (Hara-shobo) |
| Easy Read about Japan (Asuka Publishing) |
| Tsurunen Manifesto - T-vision：Choices for the future DVD |
| Tsurunen Manifesto - T-vision：Choices for the future (Aibun-shyorin) |
| My Life as a Diet Member (Chukei Publishing) |
| Daijo-bu! (Ishizue) |
| Japan makes old people bedridden, Scandinavia doesn’t. (Asunaro-shobo) |
| A Japanese, Marutei Tsurunen (Mioshin-sha) |
| Local Politics Big Bang (Medias-sha) |
| Blue-Eyed Diet Member Not Yet Born. (Benesse) |
| Tsurunen, Creates a Nation. (Aibun-shorin) |
| I Want to be a Japanese. (Shodensha) |
| Here Comes a Blue-Eyed Assemblyman. (Haru-shobo) |
| ■Translations to Finnish■ |
| The Tale of Genji, By Murasaki Shikibu |
| Three books by Ihara Saikaku |
| Two books by Ayako Miura, et al. |
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| Have given lectures all over Japan about such topics as politics, education, social-welfare, globalization, and the appearance of Japan. The lectures are held several times a month and given in Finnish, English, or Japanese. Also, continually publishing essays in books, newspapers, and magazines. |
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