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2009 In Japan
Events in the year 2009 in Japan. Incumbents * Emperor – Akihito * Prime Minister – Taro Aso ( Liberal Democratic Party–Fukuoka) until September 16, Yukio Hatoyama (Democratic Party–Hokkaidō) * Chief Cabinet Secretary: Takeo Kawamura (L–Yamaguchi) until September 16, Hirofumi Hirano (D–Ōsaka) * Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Hironobu Takesaki * President of the House of Representatives: Yōhei Kōno (L–Kanagawa) until July 21, Takahiro Yokomichi (D–Hokkaidō) from September 16 * President of the House of Councillors: Satsuki Eda (D–Okayama) * Diet sessions: 171st (regular, January 5 to July 21), 172nd (special, September 16 to September 19), 173rd (extraordinary, October 26 to December 4) Governors *Aichi Prefecture: Masaaki Kanda *Akita Prefecture: Sukeshiro Terata (until 19 April); Norihisa Satake (starting 20 April) *Aomori Prefecture: Shingo Mimura *Chiba Prefecture: Akiko Dōmoto (until 4 April); Kensaku Morita (starting 5 April) *Ehime Prefecture: ... [...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] |
Satsuki Eda
was a Japanese politician who was the first opposition member to serve as the President of the House of Councillors in Japan. Eda had served for three terms in the House of Councillors before his election as President on 7 August 2007, after the success of the Democratic Party in the July 2007 election for the Japanese House of Councillors. He had earlier served four terms in the House of Representatives of Japan. Eda was also the head of the Science and Technology Agency. Biography Eda graduated the University of Tokyo having passed the Japanese bar examination while studying in its law faculty. He elected to serve as a judge while undergoing training at the Legal Research and Training Institute, and worked as an assistant judge in Tokyo, Chiba and Yokohama. In 1969, he won a government scholarship to attend Linacre College, Oxford (together with then-Finance Ministry bureaucrat Haruhiko Kuroda, who went on to head the Bank of Japan). Eda's father, Socialist Democratic Feder ... [...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] |
Kensaku Morita
is a Japanese politician, actor and singer. He was elected as the Governor of Chiba Prefecture in March 2009 to April 2021『』からリンクする知事選挙「開票結果」（Excelファイル）千葉県選挙管理委員会による知事選挙臨時啓発サイト and re-elected to a second term in March 2013. He previously served one term in the House of Councillors of the National Diet, representing the Tokyo at-large district from 1992 until 1998, and two terms in the House of Representatives from 1998 until 2003, representing the Tokyo 4th district. Morita retirement with Governor on April 4, 2021. - Japan.com(03/29/2021) Film *'' |
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] |
Norihisa Satake
is a Japanese politician. A former two-term mayor of Akita City in Akita Prefecture, first elected in 2001, he is currently the Governor of Akita Prefecture after winning election on April 12, 2009. He is the 21st head of the North Satake branch of the Satake clan. Life Early life and family Satake was born into the Wainai family, and his biological great grandfather was Wainai Sadayuki. He was later adopted to the North Satake family, a noble family that held the title of baron until 1945, when the nobility was abolished in Japan. The Satake family had formerly served as daimyo (feudal lord) of Kubota Domain. He is the 21st head of the North Satake family. He is a native of Senboku, Akita, formerly known as Kakunodate Village in Senboku District. He graduated from Tohoku University in 1971, with a B.E. degree in Precision Engineering. Career After graduating from Tohoku University, he joined the Akita Prefectural Office in 1972 and held a series of positions until ... [...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] |
