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Zentarō Kosaka

Zentarō Kosaka was a Japanese politician who served two terms as foreign minister and as labour minister.

Early life and education
Hailing from Nagano Prefecture, Kosaka was born into a politician family on 23 January 1912. His grandfather, Zennosuke Kosaka, was the founder of the daily Shinano Mainichi and a politician. His father, Junzo Kosaka, was also a politician. His younger brother, Tokusaburo Kosaka, was a leading politician of the Liberal Democratic Party. Zentaro Kosaka was a graduate of Tokyo University of Commerce (present-day Hitotsubashi University). ==Career==
Career
After graduation, Kosaka began his career at the Mitsubishi Bank. Then he worked for Shin-Etsu Chemical which was established by his father, Junzo Kosaka. In the party he was part of the Kōchikai faction headed by Hayato Ikeda. They both held the views of right-conservatism, arguing for Japan's independence from the US and normalized relations with China. At the beginning of the 1980s, he served as the chairman of the LDP's foreign affairs research council. Kosaka retired from politics in 1990. ==Personal life==
Personal life
Kosaka's son, Kenji Kosaka, is a LDP politician and former minister of education. Kosaka participated his son's election campaign for the lower house in the Nagano district in 1990. ==Death==
Death
Kosaka died of renal failure in Tokyo on 26 November 2000. He was 88. ==References==
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