Kozu was born in
Nagano Prefecture on February 11, 1927. During the 1950s and 1960s, he was a member of the
Saku City Council Member. In 1977, he was elected as the mayor of Saku, a position he held for three terms, between April 27, 1977 – April 26, 1989. In 2015, he was awarded the
Order of the Rising Sun by the Order of the Elderly. Kozu died on December 17, 2025, at the age of 98. == References ==