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2007 In Japan
Events in the year 2007 in Japan. Incumbents * Emperor – Akihito * Prime Minister – Shinzō Abe ( Liberal Democratic Party–Yamaguchi) until September 26, Yasuo Fukuda ( Liberal Democratic Party–Gunma) * Chief Cabinet Secretary: Yasuhisa Shiozaki (L–Ehime) to August 27, Kaoru Yosano (L–Tokyo) to September 26, Nobutaka Machimura (L–Hokkaidō) * Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Nirō Shimada * President of the House of Representatives: Yōhei Kōno (L–Kanagawa) * President of the House of Councillors: Chikage Ōgi (L–proportional) until July 28, Satsuki Eda ( D–Okayama) * Diet sessions: 166th (regular, January 25 to July 5), 167th (extraordinary, August 7 to August 10), 168th (extraordinary, September 10 to 2008, January 15) Governors * Aichi Prefecture: Masaaki Kanda *Akita Prefecture: Sukeshiro Terata *Aomori Prefecture: Shingo Mimura *Chiba Prefecture: Akiko Dōmoto *Ehime Prefecture: Moriyuki Kato *Fukui Prefecture: Issei Nishikawa *Fukuoka Prefectu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emperor Of Japan
The Emperor of Japan is the monarch and the head of the Imperial House of Japan, Imperial Family of Japan. Under the Constitution of Japan, he is defined as the symbol of the Japanese state and the unity of the Japanese people, and his position is derived from "the will of the people with whom resides sovereign power". Imperial Household Law governs the line of Succession to the Japanese throne, imperial succession. The emperor is sovereign immunity, immune from prosecution by the Supreme Court of Japan. He is also the head of the Shinto religion. In Japanese language, Japanese, the emperor is called , literally "Emperor of heaven or "Heavenly Sovereign". The Japanese Shinto religion holds him to be the direct descendant of the sun goddess Amaterasu. The emperor is also the head of all national Orders, decorations, and medals of Japan, Japanese orders, decorations, medals, and awards. In English, the use of the term for the emperor was once common but is now considered obsolete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Party (Japan, 1998)
The was a centristThe Democratic Party of Japan was widely described as centrist: * * * * * * * to centre-left liberal or social-liberal political party in Japan from 1998 to 2016. The party's origins lie in the previous Democratic Party of Japan, which was founded in September 1996 by politicians of the centre-right and centre-left with roots in the Liberal Democratic Party and Japan Socialist Party. In April 1998, the previous DPJ merged with splinters of the New Frontier Party to create a new party which retained the DPJ name. In 2003, the party was joined by the Liberal Party of Ichirō Ozawa. Following the 2009 election, the DPJ became the ruling party in the House of Representatives, defeating the long-dominant Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and gaining the largest number of seats in both the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors. The DPJ was ousted from government by the LDP in the 2012 general election. It retained 57 seats in the lower house ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaaki Osawa
Masaaki (written: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese politician *, Japanese poet *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese singer-songwriter *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese politician *, Japanese judoka *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese ninjutsu practitioner *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese food historian *, Japanese drummer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese aviator *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese business theorist *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese politician *, Japanese Go player *, Japanese politician *, Japanese sport wrestler *, Japanese footballer and manager *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese academic *, Japanese guitarist *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese cross-country skier *, Japanese video game producer *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Ja ... [...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] |
Hajime Furuta
is the governor of Gifu Prefecture in Japan, first elected in 2005 and reelected in 2009. A native of Gifu, Gifu, he was chosen as the final torchbearer for the National Sports Festival when it was held in Gifu while he was a senior at Gifu Prefectural Senior High School. He entered the Faculty of Law at the University of Tokyo and joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) in 1971. Career in National Government During his time at MITI, he was sent to study at the École nationale d'administration in France. From 1994 to 1996, he served as the Executive Secretary to both Prime Ministers Tsutomu Hata and Tomiichi Murayama. Soon after he was appointed Director-General of the Economic Cooperation Department in the International Trade Bureau of MITI and later the Director-General for Commerce and Distribution Policy in the same ministry. In 2002, he was moved to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to head the Economic Cooperation Bureau after the move was r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yūhei Satō
is a former governor of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. He was first elected in November 2006, after the previous governor, Eisaku Satō, was forced to step down after bribery charges. He chose not to seek a third term in the election held in October 2014, stating that he had made a mark on addressing the problems that Fukushima faced following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and the resulting nuclear disaster A nuclear and radiation accident is defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as "an event that has led to significant consequences to people, the environment or the facility. Examples include radiation poisoning, lethal effects ..., and that further rehabilitation efforts should take place under a new leader. References Members of the House of Councillors (Japan) Politicians from Fukushima Prefecture 1947 births Living people Governors of Fukushima Prefecture {{Japan-politician-1940s-stub ... [...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] |
Issei Nishikawa
is a Japanese politician and a former governor of Fukui Prefecture in Japan. He was elected first in 2003. A native of Asahi, Fukui and graduate of Kyoto University with the B.L. degree in 1968, he joined the Ministry of Home Affairs An interior ministry (sometimes called a ministry of internal affairs or ministry of home affairs) is a government department that is responsible for internal affairs. Lists of current ministries of internal affairs Named "ministry" * Ministry ... in 1968. References * External links * 1945 births Living people Kyoto University alumni Governors of Fukui Prefecture {{Japan-politician-1940s-stub ... [...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] |
Shingo Mimura
is a Japanese Politician who is currently serving as Governor of Aomori Prefecture since June 29, 2003. He previously served as a member of House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entitles. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often c ... from June 2000 to June 2003 from Aomori 2nd ward. He also served as a Mayor of his hometown Momoishi, Aomori from the year 1992 to 1996. References * External links * in Japanese. 1956 births Living people People from Aomori Prefecture University of Tokyo alumni Mayors of places in Japan Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Governors of Aomori Prefecture {{Japan-mayor-stub Politicians from Aomori Prefecture ... [...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] |
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