girls) after a female character in the manga Doraemon who shares his personal name. The character "Takeo Tsuruta" in the manga Akumetsu is based on him. Scandal In August 2003, Kamei acknowledged receiving political donations from the leader of a group of loan sharks affiliated to the Yamaguchi-gumi, the largest known yakuza syndicate in Japan. The donor was Susumu Kajiyama. Personal life Kamei is a six-level blackbelt in Aikido and enjoys golf and oil painting. His niece Akiko is a current member of the House of Representatives. See also Capital punishment in Japan Nobuto Hosaka References Further reading , Shizuka Kamei, Publisher , July 2002. External links Official website (Japanese) 1936 births Living people Japanese anti–death penalty activists Japanese police officers Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Ministers of Construction of Japan Ministers of Transport of Japan People from Hiroshima Prefecture People's New Party politicians Tomorrow Party of Japan politicians University of Tokyo alumni 21st-century Japanese politicians Politicians from Hiroshima Prefecture