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Aichi 5th District
Aichi 5th district is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan (national legislature). It is located in Aichi Prefecture and consists of Nagoya's Nakamura and Nakagawa wards, the cities of Kiyosu and Kitanagoya and the Nishikasugai district. As of 2016, 428,423 eligible voters were registered in the district.Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) The current representative of this district is List of Speakers of the House of Representatives of Japan#Vice-Speakers, Vice Speaker Hirotaka Akamatsu of the Constitutional Democratic Party. Nagoya is considered a "Democratic kingdom" (''minshu ōkoku''), a stronghold of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ). But Aichi's 5th district is the only electoral district in Nagoya (Aichi 1 to 5) that also contains areas outside Nagoya. In the landslide "postal privatization" election of 2005, it became the first district in Nagoya that the long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) could win since the in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aichi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefecture and Nagano Prefecture to the north, and Shizuoka Prefecture to the east. Overview Nagoya is the capital and largest city of Aichi Prefecture, and the fourth-largest city in Japan, with other major cities including Toyota, Okazaki, and Ichinomiya. Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya form the core of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, the third-largest metropolitan area in Japan and one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world. Aichi Prefecture is located on Japan's Pacific Ocean coast and forms part of the Tōkai region, a subregion of the Chūbu region and Kansai region. Aichi Prefecture is home to the Toyota Motor Corporation. Aichi Prefecture had many locations with the Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens, The Chubu Centrair Internat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitanagoya
is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 86,068 in 36,904 households, and a population density of . The total area of the city is . Kitanagoya is a member of the World Health Organization’s Alliance for Healthy Cities (AFHC). Geography Kitanagoya is located in the northwest region of Aichi Prefecture. The city lies within a 10 kilometers range of downtown Nagoya and is relatively small. The city is about 6 kilometers from east to west, and about 4 kilometers from north to south. The city is located in the heart of Nōbi Plain, approximately five meters above sea level. There are numerous rivers, including the Gojō River, Shin River, and Aise River, which create a natural biosphere. Climate The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Kitanagoya is 15.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1718 mm with Septe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Party (Japan, 2016)
The , abbreviated as DP, was a political party in Japan. It was the largest opposition political party in Japan from 2016 until its marginalization in the House of Representatives in 2017.民進英語名、略称ＤＰに Yomiuri Shimbun The party was founded on 27 March 2016 from the merger of the and the . The majority of the party split on 28 September 2017, before the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenji Kanda
Kenji may refer to: * Kenji (given name), a masculine Japanese given name, and list of people & characters with this name * Kenji (era), a Japanese era spanned from 1275 to 1278 * ''Kenji'' (manga) (拳児), a 1980s manga by Matsuda Ryuchi * "Kenji" (song), a song on Fort Minor's 2005 album ''The Rising Tied'' *'' Gyakuten Kenji'' or ''Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth'', a 2009 adventure video game *J. Kenji López-Alt James Kenji López-Alt (born October 31, 1979) is an American chef and food writer. His first book, '' The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science'', became a critical and commercial success, charting on the ''New York Times'' Bestseller ..., an American chef and food writer See also * Genji (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hatoyama Cabinet
The Yukio Hatoyama Cabinet governed Japan from September 2009 to June 2010, following the landslide victory of the Democratic Party of Japan in the election on 30 August 2009. The election marked the first time in Japanese post-war history that voters delivered the control of the government to the opposition. The cabinet was also the first since Hata Cabinet in 1994 that included no members of the LDP. Political background Yukio Hatoyama and the DPJ came into power after their historic victory in the 2009 general election. The DPJ won more than 300 House of Representatives seats in the election and inflicted the worst defeat for a sitting government in modern Japanese history to the LDP. Hatoyama entered office with high approval ratings amid high public expectations to recover the Great Recession-hit economy and reform Japan's stagnant politics. These high expectations contributed to a drop in popularity of the government. The government became more unpopular after it broke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takahide Kimura
is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a former member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Nagoya, Aichi and graduate of Tokyo Keizai University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996 after having served in the Aichi Prefectural Assembly The is the legislative assembly of Aichi Prefecture. Its 103 members are elected in 57 districts by single non-transferable vote (SNTV) to four-year terms. The assembly is responsible for enacting and amending prefectural ordinances, voting on ... for three terms since 1983. References * External links Official websitein Japanese. 1955 births Living people People from Nagoya Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Members of the Aichi Prefectural Assembly Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians 21st-century Japanese politicians {{Japan-politician-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
The , frequently abbreviated to LDP or , is a conservativeThe Liberal Democratic Party is widely described as conservative: * * * * * List of political parties in Japan, political party in Japan. The LDP has been in power almost continuously since its foundation in 1955—a period called the 1955 System—except between 1993 and 1994, and again from 2009 to 2012. In the 2012 Japanese general election, 2012 election, it regained control of the government. After the 2021 Japanese general election, 2021 and 2022 Japanese House of Councillors election, 2022 elections it holds 261 seats in the House of Representatives (Japan), House of Representatives and 119 seats in the House of Councillors (Japan), House of Councillors, and in coalition with Komeito since 1999, a governing majority in both houses. The LDP is often described as a big tent conservative party, with several different ideological factions. The party's history and internal composition have been characterized by intense ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Party Of Japan
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] |
List Of Speakers Of The House Of Representatives Of Japan
The is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives (Japan), House of Representatives of Japan, and together with the President of the House of Councillors, the Speaker is also the head of the Government of Japan, legislative branch of Japan. The Speaker is elected by members of the House at the start of each session, and can serve for a maximum of four years. The current Speaker of the House of Representatives is Hiroyuki Hosoda, who took office on 10 November 2021. Selection The election of the Speaker takes place on the day of the new session, under the moderation of the Secretary-General of the House. The Speaker is elected by an anonymous vote, and must have at least half of the votes in order to take office. If no one gets over half of the votes, the top two candidates will be voted again, and if they get the same number of votes, the Speaker is elected by a lottery. The Vice Speaker is elected separately, in the same way. Usually, the Speaker is a senior membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry 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] |
Kitanagoya, Aichi
is a Cities of Japan, city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 86,068 in 36,904 households, and a population density of . The total area of the city is . Kitanagoya is a member of the World Health Organization’s Alliance for Healthy Cities (AFHC). Geography Kitanagoya is located in the northwest region of Aichi Prefecture. The city lies within a 10 kilometers range of downtown Nagoya and is relatively small. The city is about 6 kilometers from east to west, and about 4 kilometers from north to south. The city is located in the heart of Nōbi Plain, approximately five meters above sea level. There are numerous rivers, including the Gojō River, Shin River, and Aise River, which create a natural biosphere. Climate The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Kitanagoya is 15.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1718&nb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiyosu, Aichi
is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 69,687 in 29,477 households, and a population density of 4,017 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Kiyosu is located in far western Aichi Prefecture, in the western portion of the Nōbi Plain on the Shōnai River. It is bordered by the Nagoya metropolis to the east. Most of the city has an altitude of under 10 meters above sea level. Climate The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Kiyosu is 15.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1688 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 28.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.4 °C. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Kiyosu has grown steadily over the past 60 years. Surrounding municipalities ;Aichi Prefect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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