- Kyosen Ōhashi
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Kyosen Ōhashi (大橋 巨泉 Ōhashi Kyosen, born March 22, 1934) is a TV host and writer. He also served briefly as a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan. His real name is Ōhashi Katsumi (大橋 克巳).[1]
Born in Sumida, Tokyo, he grew up in Chiba prefecture and dropped out of the Waseda University. Declaring "semi-retirement", he now spends most of his time outside Japan, particularly in Canada during the summer, as well as in Australia and New Zealand during the winter in the northern hemisphere, in which he runs his "OK Gift Shop" (OK stands for Ohashi Kyosen).
When he resigned in the House of Councillors, Ōhashi was succeeded by Marutei Tsurunen, the first European-descended and openly foreign-born Japanese person to serve in the Diet.
References
External links
- http://www.kyosen.com/ - the official website
Categories:- 1934 births
- Living people
- Japanese television presenters
- Japanese television writers
- Japanese music critics
- Japanese critics
- Japanese essayists
- Japanese businesspeople
- Japanese actors
- Japanese actor–politicians
- Members of the House of Councillors
- Japanese racehorse owners and breeders
- Japanese expatriates in Canada
- Japanese expatriates in Australia
- Japanese expatriates in New Zealand
- Actors from Tokyo
- Politicians from Tokyo
- People from Chiba Prefecture
- Waseda University alumni
- Japanese politician, 1930s birth stubs
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