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2001 In Japan
The following is a list of events that occurred in the year 2001 in Japan. It corresponds to the year Heisei 13 (平成１３年 or 平成十三年) in the Japanese calendar. Incumbents * Emperor: Akihito * Prime Minister: Yoshiro Mori ( L–Ishikawa) until April 26, Junichiro Koizumi (L–Kanagawa) * Chief Cabinet Secretary: Yasuo Fukuda (L–Gunma) * Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Shigeru Yamaguchi * Speaker of the House of Representatives: Tamisuke Watanuki (L–Toyama) * President of the House of Councillors: Yutaka Inoue (L–Chiba), reelected August 7 * Diet sessions: 151st (regular, January 31 to June 29), 152nd (extraordinary, August 7 to August 10), 153rd (extraordinary, September 27 to December 7) Governors *Aichi Prefecture: Masaaki Kanda *Akita Prefecture: Sukeshiro Terata *Aomori Prefecture: Morio Kimura *Chiba Prefecture: Takeshi Numata (until 4 April); Akiko Dōmoto (starting 4 April) *Ehime Prefecture: Moriyuki Kato *Fukui Prefecture: Yukio Kurita *Fukuok ... [...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] |
Yutaka Inoue
Yutaka is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Yutaka can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *豊, "bountiful" *裕, "affluence" *穣, "fertile" *温, "warmth" The name can also be written in hiragana ゆたか or katakana ユタカ. Notable people with the name *Yutaka Abe (阿部 豊), former Japanese film director and actor *, Japanese gymnast *Yutaka Akita (秋田 豊, born 1970), Japanese former football player *Yutaka Aoyama (青山 穣, born 1965), Japanese vocal actor *Yutaka Banno (伴野 豊, born 1961), Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan * Yutaka Demachi (出町 豊, born 1935), Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese ice hockey player *Yutaka Enatsu (江夏 豊, born 1948), Japanese baseball pitcher *Rickie Fowler (リッキー・ユタカ・ファウラー, born 1988), Japanese-American Professional Golf Champion, named after maternal grandfather *, Japanese basketball player *Yutaka Fukufuji (福藤 豊, born 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroyuki Kodera
is a common masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Hiroki can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: extensive, good fortune, spacious. , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . It is written in hiragana as and in katakana as . People with the name Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese mixed martial artist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese writer *, Japanese sport shooter *, Japanese judoka *, Japanese politician *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese boxer *, Japanese badminton player *, Japanese boxer *, Japanese golfer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese video game designer *Hiroyuki Hamada (martial artist) (1925–2003), Japanese karateka *, Japanese sprinter *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese musician *, Japanese boxer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese dancer and record producer *, Japanese actor *, Japanese cross-country skier *, Japanese animator and anime director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taku Kajiwara
Taku may refer to: Places North America * the Taku River, in Alaska and British Columbia ** Fort Taku, also known as Fort Durham and as Taku, a former fort of the Hudson's Bay Company near the mouth of the Taku River ** the Taku Glacier, in Alaska near Juneau ** Taku Towers, in Alaska, near Juneau ** Taku Harbor, in Alaska, near Juneau ** Taku Inlet, in Alaska ** the Taku Plateau, in British Columbia * Taku Arm of Tagish Lake in British Columbia ** Taku, British Columbia, a locality on Tagish Lake Asia * Taku Forts, forts on the south bank of the Hai He, in Tanggu District, Tianjin municipality, in northeastern China * Taku, Saga, a city in Saga prefecture on the island of Kyūshū, Japan * Taku, India, a town in India Oceania * Taku, Kiribati, a village in Kiribati. Peoples * The Taku people, an Alaska Native group, who are a ''kwaan'' or tribe of the Tlingit *Taku River Tlingit First Nation, government in British Columbia People Surname * Moses Taku, a rabbi, 13th-c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eisaku Satō
was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister from 1964 to 1972. He is the third-longest serving Prime Minister, and ranks second in longest uninterrupted service as Prime Minister. Satō entered the National Diet in 1949 as a member of the Liberal Party. Gradually rising through the ranks of Japanese politics, he held a series of cabinet positions. In 1964 he succeeded Hayato Ikeda as Prime Minister, becoming the first Prime Minister to have been born in the 20th century. As Prime Minister, Satō presided over a period of rapid economic growth. He arranged for the formal return of Okinawa (Ryukyu Islands; occupied by the United States since the end of the Second World War) to Japanese control. Satō brought Japan into the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, for which he received the Nobel Peace Prize as a co-recipient in 1974. Early life Satō was born on 27 March 1901, in Tabuse, Yamaguchi Prefecture, the third son of businessman Hidesuke Satō and his wife Moyo. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wataru Asō
is the former governor of Fukuoka Prefecture in Japan, first elected in 1995. From 2005-11 he was also President of the . A native of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka and graduate of Kyoto University, he joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in 1963. He retired on 22 April 2011, and Hiroshi Ogawa replaced him as governor. Keiji Yamada is a Japanese politician and former Governor of Kyoto Prefecture. A native of Hyōgo Prefecture and 1977 graduate of the University of Tokyo, he had worked at the Ministry of Home Affairs since 1977 and served as the vice governor of Kyoto Prefec ... took over as President of the Governor's Association. References * External links * * English language NGA website 1939 births Living people People from Kitakyushu Kyoto University alumni Governors of Fukuoka Prefecture {{Japan-politician-1930s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yukio Kurita
Yukio is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Yukio can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: *幸夫, "happiness, man" *幸生, "happiness, live" *幸男, "happiness, man" *幸雄, "happiness, male" *行夫, "to go, man" *行男, "to go, man" *行雄, "to go, male" *之夫, "of, man" *之男, "of, man" *之雄, "of, male" *由起夫, "reason, to rise, man" *由紀夫, "reason, chronicle, man" *由記雄, "reason, scribe, male" *悠紀夫, "long time, chronicle, man" *雪雄, "snow, male" The name can also be written in hiragana ゆきお or katakana ユキオ. Notable people with the name *, Japanese pocket billiards player *, pseudonym of Akiyuki Nosaka (野坂 昭如), Japanese novelist, singer, lyricist, and politician *, Japanese politician who was Governor of Tokyo *, Japanese baseball player *, youngest-known Japanese Kamikaze pilot killed in World War II *, Japanese politician *, Japanese gymnast *, Japanese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moriyuki Kato
was a governor of Ehime Prefecture. He was first elected in 1999 and held the position until he was defeated by Tokihiro Nakamura in 2010. A native of Yawatahama, Ehime and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Education An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pub ... in 1957. He died on 21 March 2020, aged 85. References * External links Official website 1934 births 2020 deaths Politicians from Dalian Politicians from Ehime Prefecture People from Yawatahama, Ehime University of Tokyo alumni Governors of Ehime Prefecture {{Japan-politician-1930s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akiko Dōmoto
was the governor of Chiba Prefecture in Japan from 2001 to 2009. A graduate of Tokyo Woman's Christian University , often abbreviated to TWCU or , is an independent Protestant university in Tokyo, Japan. Founding TWCU was established by Nitobe Inazō (1862–1933), an author, diplomat and educator, who was appointed as the first president in 1918. The first ..., she was the first female governor of Chiba and the third in Japanese history. She was first elected in 2001. In September 2001 she canceled a controversial plan to reclaim the Sanbanze wetlands as landfill. Historian Jeff Kingston called this act "a major victory for activists." References External links * 1932 births Living people Japanese feminists Japanese women journalists Female Japanese governors Female members of the House of Councillors (Japan) Members of the House of Councillors (Japan) Governors of Chiba Prefecture {{Japan-politician-1930s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takeshi Numata
Takeshi ( in hiragana or in katakana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings *武, "warrior" *毅, "strong" *猛, "fierce" *健, "healthy" *剛, "sturdy" *彪, "spotted" *威, "intimidate" *壮, "robust" *丈, "length" *雄, "masculine" *豪, "overpowering" *武史, "warrior, history" *武士, "warrior, gentleman" *健史, "healthy, history" *猛司, "fierce, director" *剛士, "sturdy, gentleman" *健士, "healthy, gentleman" *武志, "warrior, "intention" *丈史, "length, history" *剛始, "sturdy, commence" *猛司, "fierce, director" *勇志, "courage, intention" *雄志, "masculine, intention" *猛士, "fierce, gentleman" *岳志, "peak, intention" *剛志, "sturdy, intention" *岳史, "peak, history" People with the name *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese basketball player *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese figure skater *, Japanese animator *, Japanese footballer *, Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morio Kimura
Morio (written: , , , , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese singer-songwriter and actor *, Japanese anime director *, Japanese karateka *, Japanese actor *, pen-name of Sokichi Saitō, Japanese writer and psychiatrist *, Imperial Japanese Navy admiral *, Japanese artist *, Japanese long-distance runner *, Japanese politician *, Japanese economist and diplomat Morio (written: ) is also a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese gymnast {{given name, type=both Japanese-language surnames Japanese masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sukeshiro Terata
was the governor of Akita Prefecture. A native of Ōmagari, Akita and graduate of Waseda University, he was first elected to the post in 1997 after serving as mayor of Yokote, Akita since 1991. He ran in House of Councillors election in 2010 as a proportional candidate of Your Party is a Japanese parliamentary caucus consisting of Yoshimi Watanabe and Takashi Tachibana, later Satoshi Hamada after Tachibana forfeited his seat, in the House of Councillors. It was also a political party led by Watanabe from 2009 until its d ..., received 45,846 votes nationwide and won a seat ranking 4th on his party list.Yomiuri Shimbun, Councillors election special 2010, proportional resultsMinna no tō/ref> References * External links Official page 1940 births Living people Waseda University alumni Mayors of places in Japan Governors of Akita Prefecture Members of the House of Councillors (Japan) Your Party politicians 21st-century Japanese politicians Unity Party (Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
