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Gunma 5th District
Gunma 5th 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 Tomioka, Annaka, parts of Takasaki and Shibukawa as well as the Kitagunma, Kanra and Agatsuma districts. As of 2012, 315,747 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 Gunma, home to the families of former prime ministers Takeo Fukuda (and his son Yasuo Fukuda is a former Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2007 to 2008. He was previously the longest-serving Chief Cabinet Secretary in Japanese history, serving in that role from 2000 to 2004 under Prime Ministers Yoshirō M ...), Nakasone and Obuchi, is considered a "conservative kingdom" (''hoshu-ōkoku''), a stronghold of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). The 5th district has been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yūko Obuchi
is a Japanese politician. She is a member of the House of Representatives for the Liberal Democratic Party. She briefly served as Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry during the Abe government, but was forced to resign. She is the second daughter of Keizo Obuchi, who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1998 until his death in office in 2000. Early life Obuchi was born in Tokyo in 1973. She graduated from Seijo University and joined the broadcaster TBS in 1996. Political career Obuchi began working as an aide to her father in 1999. She was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in the 2000 general election, winning her late father's Diet seat after his death in office. Aso government On September 24, 2008, Obuchi was appointed Minister of State for Social Affairs and Gender Equality in the cabinet of Prime Minister Tarō Asō. This made her Japan's youngest cabinet member in the post-war era. Abe government In December 2012, she was appoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masao Asagai
Masao (written: 正雄, 正夫, 正生, 正男, 正郎, 雅雄, 雅央, 雅夫, 雅勇, 雅男, 昌雄, 昌夫, 昌男, 昌朗, 昌郎, 昌大, 政雄, 政夫, 政男, 政於, 征夫, 優夫, 聖雄, 利生, 将雄, 将夫 or 眞男) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese philosopher and writer *, Japanese screenwriter and film director *, Japanese politician *, Japanese sumo wrestler *, Japanese sport wrestler *, Japanese motorcycle racer *, Japanese general *Masao Doi, Japanese academic *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese photographer and sculptor *Inaba Masao, Japanese military officer and rebel *, Japanese activist and academic *, Japanese triple jumper *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese sprinter *, Japanese actor and film director *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese neuroscientist *, former President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) *Masao Kanamitsu (1943–2011), Japanese American meteorologist *, Japanese Go play ... [...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] |
Aiko Fukuda
is a female Japanese given name. is a Japanese surname, also romanized as Aikoh or Aiko. Aiko or Ayko is also a traditional male given name in Scandinavia and especially northern Germany. In Germany it is considered one of the old "gentry names". It is a variation of the name Ekke or Eike. Ekke translates to "blade". As a male given name in West Nile, Aiko is a shorter variation of the name Ayiko. Possible meanings The meaning varies depending on the kanji used to write it. Several written forms include: * — Love, child, child of love * — Love fortune. * — Hollyhock and child; the same kanji can be used to write Riko and Kiko as well as the more similar Aoko, Aoiko, and Ako. * - Indigo, child. In West Nile, Aiko originates from the root Ayiko which means "happiness" in Lugbara. Aiko can also mean "salt lack (no salt)" or "salt trapping (catching)". Notable people with this name * Aiko (singer) ( 愛子), a Japanese singer-songwriter * Aiko, Princess Toshi ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunihiko Tajima
Kunihiko is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *Kunihiko Hashida (1882–1945), Japanese physician and physiologist * Kunihiko Hashimoto (橋本國彦, 1904–1949), composer *Kunihiko Ikuhara (幾原邦彦, born 1964), artist, anime director *Kunihiko Iwadare (岩垂邦彦, 1857–1941), NEC founder * Kunihiko Kasahara (笠原邦彦, born 1941), author of ''Viva! Origami'' (1983) * (加瀬邦彦, 1941–2015), composer, music producer * Kunihiko Kato (加藤久仁彦), composer, lyricist, singer, actor *Kunihiko Kodaira (小平邦彦, 1915–1997), mathematician *Kunihiko Mitamura, (三田村邦彦), actor *Kunihiko Moriguchi (森口邦彦, born 1941), Japanese textile artist *Kunihiko Murai (村井邦彦), music producer *Kunihiko Muroi (born 1947), Japanese Democratic Party politician *, Japanese basketball player *Kunihiko Ohshiba (大柴邦彦), actor * Kunihiko Ryo (梁邦彦), composer, arranger *, Japanese diplomat *, Japanese ice hockey p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Japanese General Election
General elections were held in Japan on 11 September 2005 for all 480 seats of the House of Representatives of Japan, the lower house of the Diet of Japan, almost two years before the end of the term taken from the last election in 2003. Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi called the election after bills to privatize Japan Post were voted down in the upper house (which cannot be dissolved), despite strong opposition within his own Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) (LDP). The election handed a landslide victory to Koizumi's LDP, with the party winning 296 seats, the largest share in postwar politics and the first time the LDP had won an overall majority on its own in the House of Representatives since 1990. With its partner, New Komeito, the governing coalition then commanded a two-thirds majority in the lower house, allowing them to pass legislative bills over the objections of the upper house and (though the government did not attempt this) to approve amendments to the Constitution ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hideyuki Ubukata
Hideyuki (written: , , , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese footballer *Hideyuki Akaza (赤座 英之), Japanese urologist *, Japanese engineer and physicist *, Japanese karateka *, Japanese ice hockey player *Hideyuki Busujima Hideyuki Busujima (born 1952/1953) is a Japanese billionaire businessman, and the chairman and CEO of Sankyo, the pachinko machine company founded by his father Kunio Busujima. Hideyuki Busujima is the son of Kunio Busujima, who died in Octob ... (born 1952/1953), Japanese billionaire businessman *, Japanese drifting driver *, Japanese Go player *, Japanese composer *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese film director *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese writer *, Japanese writer and screenwriter *, Japanese sport wrestler *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese boxer *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese volleyball player *, J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JANJAN
''JANJAN'' (), short for ''Japan Alternative News for Justices and New Cultures'' (), was a Japanese online newspaper started by Ken Takeuchi, journalist and former mayor of Kamakura, Kanagawa. Launched in February 2003, the newspaper is credited for pioneering citizen journalism in Japan. After registration, anyone was free to post comments on the JANJAN website. However, there were different windows for registering depending on the nationality or ethnicity of the potential poster (i.e. a different one for "Foreigners" (外国の方) and Japanese). The bulk of the newspaper's revenue came from advertisements by its corporate sponsor. Due a lack of revenue, the newspaper ceased publication at the end of March 2010. In May of the same year, it was replaced by a journalistic blog named "JanJanBlog", which was operated until 31 December 2013. , articles on both the newspaper and blog are no longer available. References * The article was originally a partial translation of the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Japanese General Election
General elections were held in Japan on August 30, 2009 to elect the 480 members of the House of Representatives. The opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) defeated the ruling coalition ( Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and New Komeito Party) in a landslide, winning 221 of the 300 constituency seats and receiving 42.4% of the proportional block votes for another 87 seats, a total of 308 seats to only 119 for the LDP (64 constituency seats and 26.7% of the proportional vote). Under Japan's constitution, this result virtually assured DPJ leader Yukio Hatoyama would be the next Prime Minister of Japan. He was formally named to the post on September 16, 2009. Prime Minister Tarō Asō conceded late on the night of August 30, 2009, that the LDP had lost control of the government, and announced his resignation as party president. A leadership election was held on September 28, 2009. The 2009 election was the first time since World War II that voters mandated a change in control o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yomiuri Shimbun
The (lit. ''Reading-selling Newspaper'' or ''Selling by Reading Newspaper'') is a Japanese newspaper published in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, and other major Japanese cities. It is one of the five major newspapers in Japan; the other four are the ''Asahi Shimbun'', the ''Chunichi Shimbun (Tokyo Shimbun)'' the ''Mainichi Shimbun'', and the '' Nihon Keizai Shimbun''. It is headquartered in Otemachi, Chiyoda, Tokyo.' It is a newspaper that represents Tokyo and generally has a conservative orientation. It is one of Japan's leading newspapers, along with the Osaka-based liberal (Third way) Asahi Shimbun and the Nagoya-based Social democratic Chunichi Shimbun. It is published by regional bureaus, all of them subsidiaries of The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, Japan's largest media conglomerate by revenue and the second largest media conglomerate by size behind Sony,The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings is the largest media conglomerate by revenue in Japan, while Sony is Japan's largest media con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
