Jun Misawa

Jun Misawa ( "Misawa Jun"; 1 October 1952 – 3 March 2022) was a Japanese baseball player and politician. He was a member of the New Frontier Party, the Liberal Party, and the New Conservative Party. He was in the House of Representatives from 1996 to 2000. Misawa was born in Hamada, Japan. He played for the Chunichi Dragons and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters baseball teams.
Misawa died at a hospital in Nagoya, Japan on 3 March 2022 from problems caused by mesothelioma, at the age of 69.