Michihiko Kano

Japanese politician

Michihiko Kano (鹿野道彦, Kano Michihiko, 24 January 1942 – 21 October 2021) was a Japanese politician. He was a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. He was Minister of Agriculture from 2010 until 2012.[1][2][3] He was a member of the National Diet from 1976 until 1979 and again from 2005 until 2012.

Kano was born in Yamagata.[4] He died on 21 October 2021 at a Yamagata hospital from problems caused by polycythemia, aged 79.[5]

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  1. "Michihiko Kano - Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries". japan.kantei.go.jp. Archived from the original on 4 July 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  2. "Japan's PM Yoshihiko Noda wins party leadership vote". BBC News Online. BBC. 21 September 2012. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  3. "鹿野道彦元衆議院議員が死去 自民・民主両政権で農相など歴任" (in Japanese). Japan Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  4. "Michihiko Kano — MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES | Kan Cabinet | the Japan Times". Archived from the original on 2022-05-23. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
  5. 鹿野道彦元衆議院議員が死去 自民・民主両政権で農相など歴任 Archived 2021-10-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)