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Fukushima 3rd District
is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives of Japan, House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. It is located in Southern Fukushima Prefecture, Fukushima and consists of the cities of Shirakawa, Fukushima, Shirakawa, Sukagawa, Fukushima, Sukagawa, Tamura, Fukushima, Tamura and the districts of Iwase District, Fukushima, Iwase, Higashishirakawa District, Fukushima, Higashishirakawa, Ishikawa District, Fukushima, Ishikawa, Tamura District, Fukushima, Tamura and Nishishirakawa District, Fukushima, Nishishirakawa (except for the village of Nishigō, Fukushima, Nishigō). As of 2012, 293,378 eligible voters were registered in the district.Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC)平成24年9月2日現在選挙人名簿及び在外選挙人名簿登録者数 Before the electoral reform of 1994, the area had been part of the multi-member Fukushima 2nd district (1947–1993), Fukushima 2nd district that elected five Representatives by single non-transfe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Representatives Of Japan
The is the lower house of the National Diet of Japan. The House of Councillors (Japan), 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 voting, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Renaissance Party
The was a minor political party in Japan. History The NRP is the successor to the Reform Club (改革クラブ), founded by Hideo Watanabe and Hiroyuki Arai in August 2008. In April 2010, Yōichi Masuzoe, a former Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare and member of the Liberal Democratic Party, defected from the LDP to join the Reform Club as president. He renamed the party the "New Renaissance Party." Along with Your Party led by Yoshimi Watanabe, the NRP was viewed as a possible center-right counterweight to the LDP. However, four of its initial six Upper House members were voted out in the July 2010 election, leaving the party with only Masuzoe and Arai representing it in the Upper House. The NRP was ultimately overshadowed by Your Party as a reformist element. On August 3, 2012 the party in concert with six other minor opposition parties (People's Life First, Kizuna Party, Social Democratic Party, Your Party, New Party Nippon (which has no lower-house lawmaker) and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Japanese General Election
General elections were held in Japan on November 9, 2003. Incumbent Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of the Liberal Democrat Party won the election but with a reduced majority. The main opposition Democratic Party made considerable gains, winning 177 of the 480 seats in the House of Representatives, its largest share ever. Other traditional parties like the Communist Party and the Social Democrat Party lost a significant numbers of seats, making a two-party system a possibility in later Japanese politics. Background On October 11, 2003, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi dissolved the House of Representatives of the Diet after he was re-elected as the Liberal Democrat Party chief on September 20. The dissolution was based on Article 7 of the Constitution of Japan, which can be interpreted as saying that the Prime Minister has the power to dissolve the lower house after so advising the Emperor. The election was the first since Koizumi was named Prime Minister in April 2001. The m ... [...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] |
Koichiro Gemba Cropped Minister For Foreign Affairs Of Japan (8097974826)
Kōichirō, Koichiro, Kouichirou or Kohichiroh is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible Writings *晃一郎, "clear, one, son" *光一郎, "light, one, son" *弘一郎, "vast, one, son" *鴻一郎, "prosperous, one, son" *紘一郎, "large, one, son" *浩一郎, "vigorous, one, son" *耕一郎, "till, one, son" *航一郎, "navigate, one, son" *倖一郎, "happiness, one, son" *孝一郎, "filial piety, one, son" *興一朗, "entertain, one, serene" *紘一朗, "large, one, serene" *こういちろう in hiragana *コウイチロウ in katakana is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji). The word ''katakana'' means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana characters are derived f ... People *, Japanese politician *, Japanese politician *, Japanese mathematician *, Japanese sport wrestler *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese politician *, Japanese footballer *, Japanes ... [...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] |
Hiroyuki Arai 2000
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] |
1996 Japanese General Election
General elections were held in Japan on 20 October 1996. A coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party, New Party Sakigake and the Social Democratic Party, led by incumbent Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto of the LDP won the most seats. These were the first elections after the 1994 electoral reform. Previously, each district was represented by multiple members, sometimes from the same party, causing intra-party competition. Under the new rules, each district nominated one representative, elected using first-past-the-post voting. A separate party-list vote was introduced for voters to choose their favored party in addition to votes for individual candidates, as a way to more accurately approximate the seats in the House of Representatives of Japan to the actual party votes, in an effort to achieve more proportional representation. Background The 41st general elections of members of the House of Representatives took place on October 20, 1996. General election for the House of Repre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fukushima 4th District
, the House of Representatives of Japan is elected from a combination of multi-member districts and single-member districts, a method called Parallel voting. Currently, 176 members are elected from 11 multi-member districts (called proportional representation blocks or PR blocks) by a party-list system of proportional representation (PR), and 289 members are elected from single-member districts, for a total of 465. 233 seats are therefore required for a majority. Each PR block consists of one or more Prefectures of Japan, prefectures, and each prefecture is divided into one or more single-member districts. In general, the block districts correspond loosely to the major regions of Japan, with some of the larger regions (such as Kantō region, Kantō) subdivided. History Until the 1993 Japanese general election, 1993 general election, all members of the House of Representatives were elected in multi-member constituencies by single non-transferable vote. In 1994, Parliament passe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fumiaki Saitō
Fumiaki (written: 文明, 文昭 or 史明) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese footballer * Fumiaki Kobayashi (other), multiple people *, Japanese politician *, Japanese classical oboist and conductor *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese aikidoka *, Japanese rugby union player *, Japanese astronomer {{given name Japanese masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshiyuki Hozumi
Yoshiyuki is both a masculine Japanese given name and a Japanese surname. Possible writings Yoshiyuki can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: *義幸, "justice, happiness" *義之, "justice, of" *義行, "justice, to go" *吉幸, "good luck, happiness" *吉之, "good luck, of" *吉行, "good luck, to go" *善幸, "virtuous, happiness" *善之, "virtuous, of" *善行, "virtuous, to go" *芳幸, "virtuous/fragrant, happiness" *芳之, "virtuous/fragrant, of" *芳行, "virtuous/fragrant, to go" *嘉之, "excellent, of" *嘉行, "excellent, to go" *好之, "good/like something, of" *慶之, "congratulate, of" *良幸, "good, happiness" The name can also be written in hiragana よしゆき or katakana ヨシユキ. Notable people with the given name Yoshiyuki *, Japanese bobsledder *, Japanese sumo wrestler *Yoshiyuki Iwamoto (岩本 義行, 1912–2008), Japanese baseball player * Yoshiyuki Kamei (亀井 善之, 1936–2006), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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