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	Japan - Marutei Tsurunen - Worldpress.org
		Marutei Tsurunen, a naturalized Japanese citizen from Finland, smiles as he shows a pin as a member of Japanese Upper House at the National Diet in Tokyo Feb. 8, 2002 (Photo: AFP).
		Tsurunen, who was born Martti Turunen, first went to Japan from Finland as a Lutheran missionary in 1967.
		Tsurunen’s foray into politics began in the town assembly in Yugawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, where he served as an independent assembly member.
	www.worldpress.org /Asia/512.cfm (495 words)

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		TEXT: When Marutei Tsurunen was campaigning for a seat in the Japanese Parliament, he nicknamed himself the blue-eyed candidate.
		Tsurunen says he is receiving strong support from other legislators, regardless of their political leanings.
		Tsurunen will be able to accomplish his aims, but not because of his ethnicity.
	www.help-for-you.com /news/Mar2002/scripts/3e7fc947.html (639 words)

	FAST-FIN-1 (TRENPP2C) Finnish Institutions Papers
		Marutei Tsurunen, born in Finland as Martti Turunen, did not receive his seat directly in the parliamentary election, as his votes of 160,000 were just below the required threshold in the Democratic Party.
		That Marutei Tsurunen could get into the Diet even through the resignation of an elected member is a sure sign of the change of the Japanese society, well known until now for its ethnocentricity.
		Tsurunen is in his way a new Laxman, whose direct influence on the relations of Japan and Finland may be small, but who will be remembered in history for the importance of his achievements and for creating a connection between Japan and Finland.
	www.uta.fi /FAST/FIN/FOREL/se-japan.html (2167 words)

	Helsingin Sanomat - International Edition - Foreign (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Tsurunen feels that pension reform would be much more urgent than the postal issue.
		When he started is Parliamentary carreer, Tsurunen was considered to be a somewhat odd figure, but in three years, people have grown accustomed to him.
		The vision is an interesting one: if Tsurunen becomes the leader of the opposition, and if the party wins the elections, Japan would get a Prime Minister who used to be a deacon of the Lutheran Church in the town of Järvenpää.
	www.helsinginsanomat.fi /english/article/1101980936270 (593 words)

	BBC News \| ASIA-PACIFIC \| Finn makes Japanese history
		In his first appearance in the upper house, Marutei Tsurunen bowed to a round of applause from his fellow lawmakers.
		Mr Tsurunen, who became a Japanese citizen more than 20 years ago, is already well-known for his work as a local politician and writer.
		Mr Tsurunen, 61, came to Japan as Martti Turnen in 1967 as a missionary.
	news.bbc.co.uk /low/english/world/asia-pacific/newsid_1809000/1809104.stm (372 words)

	[gu-l] (09/09/02) Visiting Sangiin (Senator) Tsurunen in Tokyo
		Marutei Tsurunen, It was great to meet you in Tampere at the eGlobal conference and talk with you.
		Marutei Tsurunen, the first elected foreign-born Member of the House of Councilors of Japan - his original name was Martti Turunen.
		Marutei Tsurunen, the first elected foreign-born Member of the House of Councilors = of Japan - his original name was Martti Turunen.
	www.friends-partners.org /pipermail/gu-l/2002q3/000149.html (1182 words)

	The Japan Times Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Marutei Tsurunen, a naturalized Japanese citizen born in Finland, will become the first Westerner to become a Japanese lawmaker when he replaces Kyosen Ohashi of the Democratic Party of Japan, who resigned Tuesday from the House of Councilors.
		Tsurunen, who campaigned for a Diet seat four times to no avail, said Ohashi, 67, visited his home in Yugawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, a week ago and requested he replace him in the Diet.
		Tsurunen first gained national attention in 1992, when he won a seat on the municipal assembly of Yugawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, becoming the first Westerner to sit on a town assembly in Japan.
	www.japantimes.co.jp /cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?np20020130a2.htm (583 words)

	Tsurunen Marutei (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Tsurunen Marutei (ツルネンマルテイ or 弦念丸呈, born April 30, 1940) is thefirst foreign-born Japanese member of the Diet of Japan.
		It was not until he met his futurewife, Sachiko, in 1974 that he became enamored with the country and decided to become Japanese, gaining his citizenship in 1979and taking on a Japanese language version of his Finnish language name.
		Over the next decade, Tsurunen completed the firstFinnish translations of the Tale of Genji and several otherJapanese books while teaching English in Kanagawaprefecture.
	www.therfcc.org /tsurunen-marutei-212766.html (227 words)

	Khaleej Times - Online
		Tsurunen, 61, was able to become an upper house member by default following the resignation of fellow DPJ television celebrity turned lawmaker Kyosen Ohashi last week, citing conflicts with his party leadership.
		With his departure Tsurunen, who garnered the ninth highest number of votes for DPJ but was still 14,000 short of securing a seat in the poll, was the automatic replacement.
		Tsurunen first came to Japan in 1967 from Finland as a missionary, and after marrying his Japanese wife Sachiko, took Japanese citizenship in 1979.
	www.khaleejtimes.co.ae /ktarchive/080202/theworld.htm (8608 words)

	Migration News
		Tsurunen arrived in Japan in 1967 as a missionary, married a Japanese, was naturalized in 1979, and ran for office in 1995.
		Tsurunen says: "There are almost two million foreigners who are not citizens of Japan, and their situation is still very weak compared to Japanese.
		Japan is debating whether the movement of PTKs, persons with at least a BA degree, represents a brain drain from source countries or a brain exchange among Asian countries.
	migration.ucdavis.edu /MN/more.php?id=2586_0_3_0 (767 words)

	Marutei Tsurunen - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Marutei Tsurunen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Marutei Tsurunen - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Marutei Tsurunen.
		Here you will find more informations about Marutei Tsurunen.
		The orginal Marutei Tsurunen article can be editet
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Marutei-Tsurunen.html (300 words)

	Japan - Marutei Tsurunen - Worldpress.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		It took four attempts—and four defeats—in Japan’s parliamentary elections, but in February, Marutei Tsurunen—a naturalized Japanese citizen of Finnish heritage—finally won his seat in the Diet.
		As a non-native Japanese familiar with the country’s often exclusionary practices, Tsurunen can sympathize with the large numbers of residents of Korean descent who are denied suffrage and other basic rights—despite the fact that many of them are third- or fourth-generation Korean-Japanese who do not even speak Korean.
		In an interview with the Nikkei Weekly, Tsurunen said, “I want to allow a fresh breeze to blow into Japanese politics, which is needed in order for politics here to become truly international in scope.”
	www.worldpress.org /print_article.cfm?article_id=615&dont=yes (430 words)

	[gu-l] (07/13/03) Paper contributed by Dr. Kautto-Koivula and Ms. Huhtaniemi of Nokia Ventures Organization
		Marutei Tsurunen (originally from Finland, but now Japanese citizen and a member of Japanese house), and others.
		Tsurunen: (6) It was my great pleasure to have been introduced to you by Tapio Varis last fall when you visited back Finland.
		Marutei Tsurunen (originally from Finland, but now Japanese citizen and = a member of Japanese house), and others. Dear Mr.
	www.friends-partners.org /pipermail/gu-l/2003q3/000218.html (1394 words)

	In English
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		The story of Marutei can be called remarkable for many reasons, but in one respect he will go down in world history.
		Marutei Tsurunen is the first westerner to become a member of parliament in Japan.
	www.imageaudiovisual.fi /In_English/body_in_english.html (222 words)

	CONK! Encyclopedia: The_Tale_of_Genji (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		An almost complete (one chapter is missing) and well-regarded free translation was produced by Arthur Waley, a complete more literal one by Edward Seidensticker, and most recently a new attempt at a literal translation by Royall Tyler (2002).
		The Diet Member Marutei Tsurunen also made a translation.
		The work does not make use of a plot; instead, much as in real life, events just happen and characters evolve simply by growing older.
	www.conk.com /search/encyclopedia.cgi?q=The_Tale_of_Genji (2743 words)

	Japan Forum - Tsurunen Marutei
		Tsurunen Marutei (born Martti Turunen), a naturalized Japanese citizen from Finland, became the first "non-Japanese/Western" member of diet.
		Tsurunen Marutei, 63, a naturalized Japanese citizen, is the first
		Tsurunen Marutei: Well, I prefer "World Citizen", but anyway (laughs).
	www.jref.com /forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1390 (1339 words)

	Democratic Party of Japan - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		In 2001, the DPJ elected Japan's first white diet member, Tsurunen Marutei (ツルネン・マルテイ), showing its anti-traditionalism and liberalism.
		The DPJ also counts several members of non-Japanese ancestry, including Marutei Tsurunen (the first European member of the Diet) and Ren Hou (half-Taiwanese).
		The Democrats do have some factions, or groups, as they are more commonly called, but are not as factionalized as the LDP, which spends more of its time fighting internally rather than against opposition parties.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Democratic_Party_of_Japan (793 words)

	Marutei Tsurunen - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Marutei Tsurunen - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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		This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Marutei Tsurunen contains research on
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Marutei_Tsurunen (270 words)

	Modern Japan - Famous Japanese - Tsurunen Marutei
		It took four tries and the resignation of a sitting Diet member to get there, but Finnish-born Tsurunen Marutei finally won his place in Japanese political history.
		When Upper House member and former TV host Ohashi Kyosen dramatically announced that he had had enough of murky political shenanigans, his fellow Minshuto (Democratic Party) member Tsurunen became his automatic successor.
		Having finished runner-up in four national elections, the naturalized Japanese was on the verge of giving up his political dreams when the surprise announcement was made.
	www.japan-zone.com /modern/tsurunen_marutei.shtml (537 words)

	Asiaweek.com
		Tsurunen Marutei arrived in Japan in 1967 to work for the Lutheran church.
		Running as an independent, Tsurunen faces 14 opponents, including two from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party of Prime Minister Hashimoto Ryutaro.
		Hashimoto is not up for re-election himself, but his job is on the line just the same.
	www.asiaweek.com /asiaweek/98/0710/nat_5_diet.html (802 words)

	GoodThings: Guide to good gravy--it makes life taste good.
		Japan is one of the most ethnically homogenous countries in the world and, until now, has never has a foreign-born member of its national parliament (known as the Diet).
		Tsurunen has lived in Japan since 1967, is married to a Japanese woman, and became a Japanese citizen in 1979.
		Tsurunen is a strong advocate for the environment and passionately believes that immigrants should not be outsiders in Japanese life.
	www.goodthings.com /02_05_022802radio.asp (1075 words)

	United Nations - Expo 2005 - Aichi, Japan - International Day for Indigenous Peoples: Panel discussion on Indigenous ...
		Marutei Tsurunen, GLOBE Japan Manager and Member of the House of Councillors/Democratic Party
		Tsurunen emphasized the need for tailoring agricultural assistance activities to the particular needs and conditions of respective communities.
		Kitsuki discussed the activities of his organization giving an example of a project in Papua New Guinea where social and institutional capacity development has been the main focus.
	portal.unesco.org /fr/ev.php-URL_ID=28647&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html (644 words)

	Tsurunen Marutei (vudeja.com)
		Another surprise was that the politician who handed me the flyer was Tsurunen Marutei, the first foreign-born member of the Diet (Japanese parliament).
		Born Martti Turunen in Finland he obtained Japanese citizenship in 1979.
		Tsurunen entered politics in 1992 when he was elected to the town assembly of Yugawara, Kanagawa and in 2002 when Ohashi Kyosen resigned Tsurunen took his seat in the Diet.
	www.vudeja.com /05/03/tsurunen_marutei (179 words)

	Tsurunen Marutei - first foreign-born member of Diet of Japan
		Tsurunen Marutei - first foreign-born member of Diet of Japan
		Tsurunen Marutei (ツルネンマルテイ or 弦念丸呈, b.
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	www.japan-101.com /government/tsurunen_marutei.htm (275 words)

	The Japan Times Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		In February, Marutei Tsurunen made political history when he became the first Westerner to take a seat in the Diet.
		Then, after the unexpected resignation of Kyosen Ohashi, one of Minshuto's elected members, Finnish-born Tsurunen suddenly became entitled under election law to fill the vacant seat.
		I met the 61-year-old former missionary at his office in the House of Councilors where, even as I turned to close the door, he was on my tail, smiling, and speaking fluent English.
	www.japantimes.co.jp /cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?fl20020407a5.htm (2267 words)

	FCCJ E-mail bulletin: ISSUE 11 * 21 MAY, 2003
		At the May luncheon meeting, which is joint event with the Swedish and Danish Chambers, we will have an interesting guest speaker: Mr.
		Marutei Tsurunen, Member of the House of Councillors, and his theme is "Things I'd like to change in Japanese politics".
		Tsurunen have to be back at the Diet by 13:00 we will start with his presentation.
	www.fcc.or.jp /email/210503.html (733 words)

	Migration News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Japan also denied asylum to a man claiming to be a North Korean; the Japanese said he was Chinese.
		A Finn, Marutei Tsurunen, who became a naturalized Japanese citizen in 1979, ran for a seat as an independent in Japan's Upper House of Parliament from Kanagawa prefecture southwest of Tokyo; he came in fourth in the race for three seats.
		When he applied for Japanese citizenship, immigration authorities initially would not give him the application forms.
	migration.ucdavis.edu /mn/comments.php?id=1609_0_3_0 (403 words)

	Article: Immigration to Japan Pt 1
		Japanese-speaking foreigners in business and mass media are moving from "token" to "serious" participants, and in metropolitan areas, fluency is viewed with less surprise or suspicion.
		Some, like Finland-born Upper-House candidate Tsurunen Marutei, are even taking citizenship and running for public office.
		A little background on Japanese citizenship requirements: Same as Germany in the OECD, Japan's laws are based upon jus sanguinis, meaning only those with Japanese blood may automatically have Japanese nationality.
	www.mail-archive.com /fukuzawa@ucsd.edu/msg06014.html (705 words)

	Kyodo World News Service : Diet Tsurunen (News Focus) 1 30 0746 --FOCUS: Ex Finnish missionary to enter national ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		To naturalized Japanese citizen Marutei Tsurunen, a 61-year-old native
		Ohashi, 67, visited Tsurunen at his home Jan. 24 to say he intended
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	Kyodo World News Service : JapanToday Tsurunen (News Focus) 3 15 1406 --FOCUS: Tsurunen gets Diet seat despite long ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Start / K / Kyodo World News Service / March 15, 2002 / JapanToday Tsurunen (News Focus) 3 15 1406 --FOCUS: Tsurunen gets Diet seat despite long string of setbacks
		By: Koji Takenaka Marutei Tsurunen, the first Westerner ever to have
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