▁city ) ▁in ▁Sh im ane ▁Pref ect ure ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁His ▁father ▁Mik io ▁A oki ▁is ▁a ▁veter an ▁politician ▁within ▁the ▁pre fect ure , ▁having ▁served ▁five ▁terms ▁in ▁the ▁ ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁before ▁representing ▁the ▁pre fect ure ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Coun c ill ors ▁in ▁the ▁national ▁Diet ▁for ▁four ▁consecutive ▁terms ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁for ▁the ▁Sh im ane ▁at - large ▁district . ▁ ▁A oki ▁attended ▁ ▁in ▁Sh im ane ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁W ased a ▁University ▁with ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁education ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Fu ji ▁Television ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁the ▁San - in ▁Ch ū ō ▁Television ▁Broadcast ing ▁company ▁in ▁Sh im ane ▁a ▁year ▁later . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁A oki ▁left ▁San - in ▁Ch ū ō ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁secretary ▁to ▁his ▁father , ▁who ▁was ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Chief ▁Cab inet ▁Secretary ▁in ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Democratic ▁Party ' s ▁( LD P ) ▁government ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁When ▁Mik io ▁was ▁replaced ▁as ▁Chief ▁Cab inet ▁Secretary ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁K azu h iko ▁remained ▁as ▁his ▁father ' s ▁official ▁secretary . ▁ ▁First ▁term ▁as ▁Coun c ill or ▁( 2 0 1