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Hamada lived in the house of Yoshio Kodama as a servant and secretary for several years. Hamada was also a leader in local youth organisations in Chiba
Prefecture. He was elected to the Futtsu Town Council in 1955 and the Chiba Prefectural Assembly in 1963. While serving as a prefectural assemblyman
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of being a murderer during a committee deliberation. This referred to an incident in 1933, when an alleged police informant in the
Communist Party had been found dead after interrogation by Miyamoto and others. Hamada's comments caused the communists and other opposition parties to boycott
316:. In an incident that was caught on national television, Hamada kicked down barricades which non-mainstream LDP members had built to prevent a party meeting from renewing confidence in the prime minister. Hamada was appointed chief of the LDP National Movement Headquarters in November.
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October 1972. Hamada's debts had been partially covered by Osano. Since this incident was used by the opposition to attack the Ohira administration, Hamada resigned as a Diet member the following month. During his time as a political
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in the early post-war period. In 1952 he was convicted of assault and embezzlement and served time in prison. By the time of his release his old gang had been absorbed by the
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advised Hamada to not pursue a criminal career. When Hamada expressed an interest in politics, Inagawa introduced him to the right-wing fixer
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became LDP president in August 1989, Hamada was appointed chairman of the LDP public relations committee. He didn't run in the
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