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2016 Tokyo Gubernatorial Election
The 2016 Tokyo gubernatorial election took place on 31 July 2016 to elect the successor to Governor Yoichi Masuzoe, who submitted his resignation to the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly on 15 June 2016. By-elections in four of Tokyo's cities were held on the same day to fill vacancies in the Assembly. Former Defense Minister Yuriko Koike won the election by a wide margin. Turnout increased sharply to 59% from 46% in the previous election. Background Yoichi Masuzoe, a former national Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare, was elected in the February 2014 election. At the election he was endorsed by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komeito and received more than 2.11 million votes, more than double his nearest opponent in the seven-candidate race. He replaced Naoki Inose, who had resigned in the second year of his four-year term due to a political funds scandal. In May 2016 reports surfaced concerning Masuzoe's misuse of public funds, including the use of his chauffeur-driven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuriko Koike 2016
is a common Japanese given name, used for women. Possible writings Yuriko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *百合子, "lily, child" *由里子, "reason, hometown, child" *由利子, "reason, benefit, child" *由李子, "reason, plum, child" *優梨子, "tenderness, pear, child" *有里子, "possess, hometown, child" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. Real people ;with the given name Yuriko *Alisa Yuriko Durbrow (ユリコ), a Japanese model, actress, and singer *Yuriko Chiba (千羽 由利子), a Japanese animation director *Yuriko Fuchizaki (渕崎 ゆり子), a Japanese voice actress *Yuriko Handa (百合子), a Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese high jumper *Yuriko Hishimi (ひし美 ゆり子), a Japanese actress *Yuriko Ishida (石田 ゆり子), a Japanese actress *Yuriko Kaida (貝田 由里子), a Japanese singer *Yuriko Kajiya (百合子), a Japanese ballerina * Yuriko Kikuchi (née Amemiya, 1920–2022), a Japanese Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Gubernatorial Election 2016
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was moved to Edo, which was renamed "Tokyo" (). Tokyo was devastated b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junichi Ishida
is a Japanese actor and television personality from Tokyo. He is married to professional golfer Riko Higashio. Biography Junichi Ishida was born in Tokyo. His father was a foreign correspondent for NHK, and he lived in the U.S. from the ages of three to six. He attended Waseda University, but dropped out before graduating. Ishida has been married three times. He first married while he was a student, fathering a son, Issei Ishida, who became an actor and musician. His second marriage, to , lasted for 11 years before they divorced in 1999. They had one daughter, Sumire, who became an actress. He was subsequently in a relationship with TV personality , but their 8-year relationship ended in 2004. In October 2009, Ishida announced his engagement to professional golfer Riko Higashio. They registered their marriage on 12 December 2009. Their first son, , was born on 5 November 2012. Ishida is famous for not wearing socks in public. He claims that this started after he saw Italians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iwate Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. It is the second-largest Japanese prefecture at , with a population of 1,210,534 (as of October 1, 2020). Iwate Prefecture borders Aomori Prefecture to the north, Akita Prefecture to the west, and Miyagi Prefecture to the south. Morioka is the capital and largest city of Iwate Prefecture; other major cities include Ichinoseki, Ōshū, and Hanamaki. Located on Japan's Pacific Ocean coast, Iwate Prefecture features the easternmost point of Honshu at Cape Todo, and shares the highest peaks of the Ōu Mountains—the longest mountain range in Japan—at the border with Akita Prefecture. Iwate Prefecture is home to famous attractions such as Morioka Castle, the Buddhist temples of Hiraizumi including Chūson-ji and Mōtsū-ji, the Fujiwara no Sato movie lot and theme park in Ōshū, and the Tenshochi park in Kitakami known for its huge, ancient cherry trees. Iwate has the lowest population density of any prefecture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Of Internal Affairs And Communications
The is a cabinet-level ministry in the Government of Japan. Its English name was Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications (MPHPT) prior to 2004. It is housed in the 2nd Building of the Central Common Government Office at 2-1-2 Kasumigaseki in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The Ministry oversees the Japanese administrative system, manages local governments, elections, telecommunication, post, and governmental statistics. The is appointed from among the members of the cabinet. History The Ministry was created on January 6, 2001, by the merger of the , the and the Management and Coordination Agency (総務庁). Certain functions of the Management and Coordination Agency were transferred to the Cabinet Office in this process, while many functions of the MPT were transferred to an independent Postal Services Agency which later became Japan Post. Subdivisions The Ministry has the following subdivisions as of July 2011: Bureaus *Minister's Secretariat (大 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Representatives (Japan)
The is the lower house of the National Diet of Japan. The 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 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 members and party list members is linked, so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
