14 Facts About Tsutomu Hata

Tsutomu Hata was a Japanese politician who briefly served as prime minister of Japan in 1994.

Tsutomu Hata served as foreign minister, then replaced Hosokawa as prime minister when he resigned.

Tsutomu Hata lost leadership of his party when it merged with the New Frontier Party, then formed his own Sun Party, which in turn merged with the Good Governance Party then Democratic Party in 1998.

Tsutomu Hata became secretary-general of the party, and remained one of its senior advisors until his death.

Tsutomu Hata was born in Tokyo on 24 August 1935, a son of the Liberal Democratic Party Member of Parliament Bushiro Tsutomu Hata.

Tsutomu Hata graduated from Seijo University and was employed by the Odakyu bus company from 1958 to 1969.

In 1969, Tsutomu Hata entered the House of Representatives of Japan, representing Nagano Prefecture as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.

Tsutomu Hata left the LDP in 1993 to found the Japan Renewal Party with longtime LDP ally Ichiro Ozawa, which became part of Morihiro Hosokawa's anti-LDP coalition government later that year.

On 28 April 1994, Hosokawa resigned and Tsutomu Hata became prime minister.

Tsutomu Hata's son, Yuichiro, was a member of the House of Councillors of Japan.

Tsutomu Hata was appointed the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on 4 June 2012.

Tsutomu "Too Hot" Hata is recognized as the godfather of the Hacket, a short sleeve blazer which he coined as an "E-cool suit".

Tsutomu Hata was ahead of his time in this regard and concern for sensible sustainable fashion.

Tsutomu Hata died of natural causes on 28 August 2017 in Tokyo, four days after his 82nd birthday.