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1989 In Japan
Events in the year 1989 in Japan. In the history of Japan, it marks the final year of the Shōwa period, Shōwa 64, upon the death of Emperor Shōwa on January 7, and the beginning of the Heisei period, Heisei 1 (平成元年 Heisei gannen, gannen means "first year"), from January 8 under the reign of his son the current emperor emeritus. Thus, 1989 corresponds to the transition between Shōwa and Heisei In the Japanese calendar. 1989 was the first year of Heisei in Japan as well as the all-time peak of the Nikkei 225 stock market average. Incumbents *Emperor: ** Shōwa until January 7 **Akihito from January 7 *Prime Minister: **Noboru Takeshita ( L–Shimane) until June 3 **Sōsuke Uno (L–Shiga) from June 3 until August 10 **Toshiki Kaifu (L–Aichi) from August 10 *Chief Cabinet Secretary: Keizo Obuchi (L–Gunma) until June 3, Tokuo Yamashita (L–Saga) until August 25, Mayumi Moriyama (Councillor, L–Tochigi) * Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Kōichi Yaguchi * Presid ... [...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] |
Reiji Suzuki
was a Japanese politician. He served as governor of from 1983 to 1999. He was born in . He graduated from . He was a recipient of the Order of the Sacred Treasure
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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] |
Yoshihiko Tsuchiya
Yoshihiko is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Yoshihiko can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: *義彦, "justice, elegant boy" *義比古, "justice, young man (archaic)" *吉彦, "good luck, elegant boy" *吉比古, "good luck, young man (archaic)" *善彦, "virtuous, elegant boy" *芳彦, "virtuous/fragrant, elegant boy" *良彦, "good, elegant boy" *慶彦, "congratulate, elegant boy" *由彦, "reason, to rise, elegant boy" *与志彦, "give, determination, elegant boy" *嘉彦, "excellent, elegant boy" *佳彦, "skilled, elegant boy" The name can also be written in hiragana よしひこ or katakana ヨシヒコ. Notable people with the name *Yoshihiko Amano (天野 佳彦, born 1971), Japanese basketball player *, Japanese Marxist historian *, Japanese politician *, Japanese novelist, poet, illustrator, manga artist and songwriter *, Japanese actor *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese chemist *, Japanese fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Councillors
The is the upper house of the National Diet of Japan. The House of Representatives is the lower house. The House of Councillors is the successor to the pre-war House of Peers. If the two houses disagree on matters of the budget, treaties, or designation of the prime minister, the House of Representatives can insist on its decision. In other decisions, the House of Representatives can override a vote of the House of Councillors only by a two-thirds majority of members present. The House of Councillors has 248 members who each serve six-year terms, two years longer than those of the House of Representatives. Councillors must be at least 30 years old, compared with 25 years old in the House of Representatives. The House of Councillors cannot be dissolved, and terms are staggered so that only half of its membership is up for election every three years. Of the 121 members subject to election each time, 73 are elected from 45 districts by single non-transferable vote (SNTV) an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hajime Tamura
(5 May 1924 – 1 November 2014) was a Japanese politician. He held different cabinet posts and served as the speaker of the House of Representatives. Early life and education Tamura was born in Matsuzaka, Mie Prefecture, in 1924. In 1950, he received a law degree from Keio University. Career and activities Tamura was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1955. In the party Tamura was one of the leaders of the Interparty Relations Committee and belonged to the faction led by Kakuei Tanaka. He was appointed labour minister in 1972 and transport minister in 1976. As of 1975 he was the chairman of the Committee of Korean Affairs of the Afro-Asian Problems Study Group. In July that year Tamura headed a delegation which visited North Korea and met with Korean ruler Kim Il-sung in Pyongyang. Tamura served as minister of international trade and industry from 1986 to 1988 in the cabinets led by Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Representatives Of Japan
The is the lower house of the National Diet of Japan. The House of Councillors (Japan), House of Councillors is the upper house. The composition of the House is established by and of the Constitution of Japan. The House of Representatives has 465 members, elected for a four-year term. Of these, 176 members are elected from 11 multi-member constituencies by a party-list system of proportional representation, and 289 are elected from single-member constituencies. The overall voting system used to elect the House of Representatives is a Parallel voting, parallel system, a form of semi-proportional representation. Under a parallel system the allocation of list seats does not take into account the outcome in the single seat constituencies. Therefore, the overall allocation of seats in the House of Representatives is not proportional, to the advantage of larger parties. In contrast, in bodies such as the German ''Bundestag'' or the New Zealand Parliament the election of single-seat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōichi Yaguchi
Kōichi, Koichi, Kouichi or Kohichi is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Kōichi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *晃一, "clear, one" *幸一, "happiness, one" *光一, "light, one" *孝一, "filial piety, one" *弘一, "vast, one" *浩一, "abundance, one" *宏一, "wide, one" *耕一, "cultivate, one" *孝市, "filial piety, market" The name can also be written in hiragana (こういち) or katakana (コウイチ). People with the name *, Japanese baseball player * Koichi Chigira (孝一, born 1959), Japanese anime director * Koichi Domoto (born 1979), Japanese performing artist * Kōichi Fukaura, Japanese shogi player * Koichi Fukuda (born 1975), Japanese musician *Koichi Iida ((飯田 鴻一, 1888–1973), Japanese businessman *, Japanese golfer * Koichi Ishii (浩一, born 1964), Japanese game designer * Koichi Kato (LDP) (born 1939), Japanese politician * Koichi Kato (DPJ) (born 1964), Japanese politician * Koichi Kawakita (bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
