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Gunma 1st District
Gunma 1st district is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan (national legislature). It is located in Gunma Prefecture and consists of the cities of Maebashi and Numata and the district of Tone as well as parts of the cities of Kiryū, Shibukawa and Midori. As of 2012, 387,120 eligible voters were registered in the district. Until 2009, Gunma had been a traditional "conservative kingdom" (''hoshu-ōkoku''), the Japanese equivalent of a "red state" in the United States. Like all single member districts in Gunma, the 1st district had been represented by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) since 1997. The LDP used the Costa Rica method (''kosutarika-hōshiki'') with Koji Omi and Genichiro Sata as alternating candidates for the district. In the election of 2009, Omi was the LDP's candidate; incumbent Sata only ran in the Northern Kantō proportional representation block. Both Omi and Sata had represented the pre-reform three-member 1st district of G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunma 1st District (1947-1993)
is a single-member constituency of the Japanese House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet. It is located in Gunma Prefecture and consists of the cities of Maebashi and Numata and the district of Tone as well as parts of the cities of Kiryū, Shibukawa and Midori. As of 2012, 387,120 eligible voters were registered in the district. Until 2009, Gunma had been a traditional "conservative kingdom" (''hoshu-ōkoku''), the Japanese equivalent of a "red state" in the United States. Like all single member districts in Gunma, the 1st district had been represented by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) since 1997. The LDP used the Costa Rica method (''kosutarika-hōshiki'') with Koji Omi and Genichiro Sata as alternating candidates for the district. In the election of 2009, Omi was the LDP's candidate; incumbent Sata only ran in the Northern Kantō proportional representation block. Both Omi and Sata had represented the pre-reform three-member 1st district of Gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takeshi Miyazaki
Takeshi ( in hiragana or in katakana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings *武, "warrior" *毅, "strong" *猛, "fierce" *健, "healthy" *剛, "sturdy" *彪, "spotted" *威, "intimidate" *壮, "robust" *丈, "length" *雄, "masculine" *豪, "overpowering" *武史, "warrior, history" *武士, "warrior, gentleman" *健史, "healthy, history" *猛司, "fierce, director" *剛士, "sturdy, gentleman" *健士, "healthy, gentleman" *武志, "warrior, "intention" *丈史, "length, history" *剛始, "sturdy, commence" *猛司, "fierce, director" *勇志, "courage, intention" *雄志, "masculine, intention" *猛士, "fierce, gentleman" *岳志, "peak, intention" *剛志, "sturdy, intention" *岳史, "peak, history" People with the name *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese basketball player *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese figure skater *, Japanese animator *, Japanese footballer *, Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gen'ichirō Sata
is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives of Japan as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), Liberal Democratic Party. He is the Chairman of the Committee on Rules and Administration. He was elected by the first district of the Japanese Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Gunma Prefecture, Gunma. In 2005, he was the Chief Deputy Secretary General of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), Liberal Democratic Party. According to Kyodo News, Kyodo News International, in 1999 he received JPY8 million in political donations from the construction company of his father by channeling the money through political organizations. Individual politicians in Japan are banned from receiving more than 500,000 a year until 1999, after which all corporate donations were banned, but there was no such ban on donations by political organizations. On 27 December 2006 he resigned as a result of this scandal from his position as state minister in charge of administrative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasuhiro Nakasone
was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party from 1982 to 1987. He was a member of the House of Representatives for more than 50 years. He was best known for pushing through the privatization of state-owned companies, and for helping to revitalize Japanese nationalism during and after his term as prime minister. Early life Nakasone was born in Takasaki in Gunma, a prefecture northwest of Tokyo, on 27 May 1918. He was the second son of Nakasone Matsugoro II, a lumber dealer, and Nakamura Yuku. He had five siblings: an elder brother named Kichitaro, an elder sister named Shoko, a younger brother named Ryosuke and another younger brother and younger sister who both died in childhood. The Nakasone family had been of the ''samurai'' class during the Edo period, and claimed direct descent from the Minamoto clan through the famous Minamoto no Yoshimitsu and through his son Minamoto no Yoshikiyo (d. 1149). According to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hirofumi Nakasone
is a Japanese politician from Takasaki, Gunma, who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from September 2008 to September 2009. He was Minister of Education under Prime Minister Yoshirō Mori. He is former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone's son. Nakasone was appointed as head of the Science and Technology Agency by Prime Minister Keizō Obuchi in early October 1999. In the Cabinet of Prime Minister Tarō Asō, appointed on 24 September 2008, Nakasone was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs. Early years Nakasone was born in Gunma Prefecture in 1945 and graduated from Keio University with a degree in Business and Commerce. After graduation, he worked briefly at Asahi Kasei and then became Special Assistant to his father, Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone and Secretary to the President of the Liberal Democratic Party. Nakasone has been a member of the House of Councillors since being elected in 1986. Revisionism regarding 'Comfort women' Nakasone is affiliated to the op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister For Foreign Affairs (Japan)
The is a member of the cabinet of Japan and is the leader and chief executive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The minister is responsible for implementing Japan’s foreign policy and is also a statutory member of the National Security Council. The minister is nominated by the Prime Minister of Japan and is appointed by the Emperor of Japan. Since the end of the allied occupation of Japan, the position has been one of the most powerful in the cabinet, as Japan's economic interests have long relied on foreign relations. The recent efforts of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Shinzo Abe to establish a more interventionist foreign policy have also heightened the importance of the position. The current Minister for Foreign Affairs is Yoshimasa Hayashi, who took office on November 10, 2021. List of Ministers for Foreign Affairs *''Italics'' indicates subject served as Acting Foreign Minister. *Bold indicates subject served concurrently as Prime Minister for a period ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasutaka Nakasone
Yasutaka is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Yasutaka can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: *靖隆, "peaceful, noble" *靖孝, "peaceful, filial piety" *靖貴, "peaceful, precious" *靖喬, "peaceful, high" *靖高, "peaceful, tall" *靖昂, "peaceful, rise" *康隆, "healthy, noble" *康孝, "healthy, filial piety" *康貴, "healthy, precious" *康喬, "healthy, high" *康高, "healthy, tall" *康昂, "healthy, rise" *安隆, "tranquil, noble" *安孝, "tranquil, filial piety" *安貴, "tranquil, precious" *安高, "tranquil, tall" *保隆, "preserve, noble" *保孝, "preserve, filial piety" *保貴, "preserve, precious" *泰隆, "peaceful, noble" *泰孝, "peaceful, filial piety" *易昂, "divination, rise" The name can also be written in hiragana やすたか or katakana ヤスタカ. Notable people with the name *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese mathematician *, Japanese footballer *Yasutaka Mat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōji Omi
was a Japanese politician who served as Minister of Finance (Japan), Minister of Finance in the first Cabinet of Shinzō Abe, from 2001 to 2007. Omi was born in Numata, Gunma, Numata, Gunma Prefecture and graduated with a degree in Commerce from Hitotsubashi University. He joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry and later served as consul general of Japan in New York City and as Director of the Small Business Administration. He resigned from the bureaucracy in 1982 to run for office, and was elected to the Diet of Japan in 1983. Omi was appointed Director of the Economic Planning Agency in 1997 and briefly as a state minister under Junichiro Koizumi in 2001. He was on a mission to the United States during the September 11, 2001 attacks. He was Minister of Science and Technology 2001–2002, as well as Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs. He was appointed Minister of Finance on 26 September 2006.He was conferred an Honorary Doctorate in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asako Omi
Asako (written: 麻子, 朝子, 浅子, 亜少子, あさ子 or あさこ in hiragana) from Japanese 麻 (''asa'') meaning "morning" combined with 子 (''ko'') meaning "child", is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable persons *, Japanese voice actress *Asako Hirabayashi, Japanese-American harpsichordist and composer *, Japanese businesswoman, banker and college founder *, Japanese women's footballer *, Japanese comedian *, Japanese journalist * Japanese voice actress *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese women's footballer and manager *, Japanese singer and composer *, Japanese sprint canoeist *, Japanese writer Fictional characters *, a character in the manga series ''My Little Monster'' *, a character in the manga series ''Ushio and Tora'' Films & Television * Asako I & II (寝ても覚めても, ''Netemo Sametemo'', "whether asleep or awake"), a 2018 Japanese romance drama film directed by Ryūsuke Hamaguchi i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Komeito
, formerly New Komeito and abbreviated NKP, is a conservative political party in Japan founded by lay members of the Buddhist Japanese new religious movement Soka Gakkai in 1964. Since 2012, it has served in government as the junior coalition partner of the Liberal Democratic Party. Natsuo Yamaguchi has been the president of the party since 8 September 2009 and currently serves as a member of the House of Councillors (the upper house) in the National Diet, the Japanese national legislature (elected in the 2019 Japanese House of Councillors election, constituency is Tokyo at-large district). After the 2012 Japanese general election, the party held 31 seats in the lower house and 19 seats in the upper house. The number of lower house seats increased to 35 after the 2014 Japanese general election and to 25 seats in the upper house after winning 14 in the 2016 general election. In the 2017 Tokyo prefectural election, the party garnered a total of 23 seats, up one from the pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shukan Shincho (magazine)
is a Japanese conservative weekly news magazine based in Tokyo, Japan. It is considered one of the most influential weekly magazines in the country and is the first Japanese weekly magazine founded by a publishing company which does not own a major newspaper. History and profile ''Shukan Shincho'' was first published on 19 February 1956. The cover of the first issue featured an illustration by Japanese artist Rokuro Taniuchi. The magazine is part of Shinchosha, which also founded it, and is published on a weekly basis. Its headquarters is in Tokyo. ''Shukan Shincho'' is a general-news magazine, but it targets men. It claims that " tsaverage reader is 41.4 years old, 34.2% are white collar, and 60.9% own their own homes" and that "the majority f its readersare upper class, wealthy and intellectually inclined". As of 2017 Mark Schreiber, a contributing author of '' Japan Times'', argued that the readers of the magazine are mostly older and retired Japanese men. The major competit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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