|
1947 In Japan
Events in the year 1947 in Japan. Incumbents *Supreme Commander Allied Powers: Douglas MacArthur *Emperor: Hirohito *Prime Minister: Shigeru Yoshida ( Peer–Imperial appointment) until May 24, Tetsu Katayama ( S–Kanagawa) * Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Tadahiko Mibuchi from August 4 * Diet (Empire of Japan) ** President of the House of Representatives: Takeshi Yamazaki ( L–Ibaraki) until March 31 ** President of the House of Peers: Iemasa Tokugawa ( Kayōkai–Prince) until May 2 ** Imperial Diet sessions: 92nd (regular session opened in December 1946, until March 31) * Diet (State of Japan) ** President of the House of Representatives: Komakichi Matsuoka (S–Tokyo) from May 24 ** President of the House of Councillors: Tsuneo Matsudaira ( Ryokufūkai–Fukushima) from May 20 ** Diet sessions: 1st (special, May 20 to December 9), 2nd (regular, from December 10 to 1948) Governors * Aichi Prefecture: Hideo Aoyagi (starting 12 April) *Akita Prefecture: Kosaku Hasu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans Japanese archipelago, an archipelago of List of islands of Japan, 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa Island, Okinawa. Tokyo is the Capital of Japan, nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated and Urbanization by country, urbanized. About three-fourths of Geography of Japan, the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Komakichi Matsuoka
was a Japanese politician and labor activist. Born in Iwami Province (present day Tottori Prefecture), Matsuoka was a steelworker at Japan Steel Works who joined Suzuki Bunji as a business agent at the predecessor to the Japanese Federation of Labour in 1917. With a growing interest in politics, Matsuoka joined the pro-labour Social Democratic Party in 1926, and ran independently in the 1942 Japanese general election in a failed bid to join Japan's House of Representatives following the labour movement's eventual break up in 1940 due to an inability to organize and need to comply with the demands of Japan's imperialist expansionism in the 1930s. Following the end of the war, the Japanese Federation of Labour was reborn in 1946 with Matsuoka as its president, and with the backing of the center-left Japan Socialist Party, he was elected to Tokyo's 2nd district on 25 April 1947 in a surprising win for the party with 143 of the 468 seats going to the JSP, with Matsuoka elected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katsuji Sugimoto
Katsuji is both a masculine Japanese given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name *, better known as Mr. Hito, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese photographer *Katsuji Hasegawa (born 1946), Japanese golfer *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese illustrator and manga artist *Katsuji Miyazaki is a Japanese animator, director, producer, screenwriter, author, and manga artist. A co-founder of Studio Ghibli, he has attained international acclaim as a masterful storyteller and creator of Japanese animated feature films, and is widel ... (abt. 1915–1993), Japanese engineer *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese animator *, Japanese basketball player *, Japanese kickboxer, martial artist and professional wrestler *, Japanese boxer Surname * (born 1986), Japanese actor See also * 15368 Katsuji, a main-belt minor planet {{given name, type=both Japanese-language surnames Japanese masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bunji Tsushima
Bunji or Bunji-ye may refer to: Places * Bunji-ye Karbasi, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran * Bunji-ye Maski, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran * Bunji-ye Saheli Latidan, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran * Bunji, Pakistan, a town in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan Other uses * Bunji (era), Japan * Bunji (given name) Bunji is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *Bunji Garlin, a musician from Trinidad and Tobago *Bunji Kimura (1944), Japanese footballer and coach * Bruce Bunji Kuwabara (1950), Canadian architect *Okazaki Bunji ... See also * Bungi (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hideo Aoyagi
Hideo (ひでお) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: * Hideo Den (田 英夫, 1923–2009), Japanese politician and news presenter * Hideo Fujimoto (藤本 英雄, 1918–1997), Japanese baseball player * Hideo Fukui (福井 英郎, born 1977), Japanese athlete who competes in triathlon * Hideo Fukuyama (福山 英朗, born 1955), Japanese NASCAR driver * Hideo Gosha (五社 英雄, 1929–1992), Japanese film director * Hideo Hagiwara (萩原 英雄, 1913–2007), Japanese artist *, Japanese marathon runner * Hideo Hashimoto (橋本 英郎, born 1979), Japanese footballer * Hideo Higashikokubaru (東国原 英夫, born 1957), Japanese comedian, best known for his role in ''Takeshi's Castle'' and the current governor of Miyazaki Prefecture * Hideo Hiraoka (平岡 秀夫, born 1954), Japanese politician *, Japanese sprinter and baseball player * Hideo Ishikawa (石川 英郎, born 1969), Japanese voice actor * Hideo Itokawa (糸川 英夫, 1912 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Governors Of Aichi Prefecture
The is the head of the local government in Aichi Prefecture. List of governors of Aichi Prefecture * Iseki Morimoto 1872-1873 * Washino Takatsumu 1873-1875 * Yasuba Yasukazu 1875-1880 * Kunisada Rempei 1880-1885 (died in office) * Katsumata Minoru 1885-1889 * Shirane Sen'ichi 1889-1890 *Takatoshi Iwamura 1890-1892 *Sadaaki Senda 1892 *Yasuba Yasukazu 1892 * Tokito Tanemoto 1892-1897 *Egi Kazuyuki 1897-1898 *Baron Mori Mamoru 1898-1902 *Masaaki Nomura 1902 *Ichizo Fukano 1902-1912 *Kenzo Ishihara 1912-1913 *Matsui Shigeru 1913-1919 *Shunji Miyao 1919-1921 *Hikoji Kawaguchi 1921-1923 *Ōta Masahiro 1923-1924 *Haruki Yamawaki 1924-1926 *Saburo Shibata 1926-1927 *Toyoji Obata 1927-1929 *Masao Oka 1929-1931 *Kosaka Masayasu 1931 *Yujiro Osaki 1931-1932 *Endo Ryusaku 1932-1933 *Minabe Choji 1933-1934 *Eitaro Shinohara 1934-1937 *Tanaka Kōtarō (Home Ministry government official) 1937-1940 *Kodama Kyūichi 1940-1941 * Aikawa Katsuroku 1941-1942 *Yukizawa Chiyoji 1942-1943 * Shinji Yosh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diet Of Japan
The is the national legislature of Japan. It is composed of a lower house, called the House of Representatives (, ''Shūgiin''), and an upper house, the House of Councillors (, '' Sangiin''). Both houses are directly elected under a parallel voting system. In addition to passing laws, the Diet is formally responsible for nominating the Prime Minister. The Diet was first established as the Imperial Diet in 1890 under the Meiji Constitution, and took its current form in 1947 upon the adoption of the post-war constitution. Both houses meet in the in Nagatachō, Chiyoda, Tokyo. Composition The houses of the National Diet are both elected under parallel voting systems. This means that the seats to be filled in any given election are divided into two groups, each elected by a different method; the main difference between the houses is in the sizes of the two groups and how they are elected. Voters are also asked to cast two votes: one for an individual candidate in a const ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
