Yasuo Ogata

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Yasuo Ogata (緒方靖夫, Ogata Yasuo) is a member and the Vice Chairman of the Japanese Communist Party.^[1] He was a member of the House of Councillors from 2000 to 2010.^[2] In 1989, Ogata appealed to the Supreme Court of Japan to reopen a case where five officers were investigated for possible violations of the Telecommunications Enterprise Law^[3] after an eavesdropping device was found on his telephone line that was diverted to the apartment of the son of a police officer.^[4] Ogata is a supporter of the elimination of nuclear weapons.^[5]

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^ West, Mark D. (15 September 2008). Secrets, Sex, and Spectacle: The Rules of Scandal in Japan and the United States. University of Chicago Press. p. 43. ISBN 978-0-226-89411-9.
^ "Ogata in 2016 Bikini Day event highlights need for nuclear weapons convention". 1 March 2016.