Hon. Tokuichiro Tamazawa was elected to the House of Representatives in the National Diet in 1976. He has served as the Director-General of the Defense Agency, as well as the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. In May 2008, Hon. Tamazawa was awarded the Order of Brilliant Star with Grand Cordon from Taiwan as recognition for the work he has done to foster relations between Taiwan and Japan.