Shozaburo Nakamura

Shozaburo Nakamura (中村 正三郎) was a Japanese business leader and politician. He served in the House of Representatives of Japan and was the minister of justice from 1998 to 1999.

Early life and career
Shozaburo Nakamura was born in 1934. He was a business leader. He served in the lower house of the Japanese Diet. He also held the positions of state minister for the environment agency and parliamentary vice-minister for finance.

Nakamura was appointed justice minister in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi on 30 July 1998. Nakamura replaced Kokichi Shimoinaba as justice minister. Nakamura's term ended on 8 March 1999 when he resigned from office over the controversy sparked when Arnold Schwarzenegger was allowed to enter Japan without a passport in October 1998. Takao Jinnouchi became justice minister on 8 March 1999, replacing Nakamura in the post.

Personal life and death
Nakamura was among the richest members of the lower house and was ranked fourth with assets worth about 1.5 billion yen in 2000.

Shozaburo Nakamura died on 1 September 2023, at the age of 89.