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Hokkaido 1st District
Hokkaidō 1st district (北海道 区, ''Hokkaidō- ai-kku'') is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the national Diet of Japan. It is located in Sapporo, the prefectural capital of Hokkaido. In 2015, 493,140 eligible voters were registered in the district, giving it the lowest electoral weight in Hokkaidō.Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) In 2017, its border were redrawn and it now consists of Sapporo's Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Chūō ("Centre") and Minami ("South") wards, a portion of Nishi ("West") ward as well as a small part of Kita ("North") ward. Since 2017, the district has been represented by Daiki Michishita of the CDP. This seat was almost continuously held by former Hokkaidō governor Takahiro Yokomichi between 1996 and 2017, except for a brief period from 2012 to 2014. Yokomichi was the leader of the ex-Socialist faction within the Democratic Party and Speaker of the House of Representatives from 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hokkaido Prefecture
is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel. The largest city on Hokkaidō is its capital, Sapporo, which is also its only ordinance-designated city. Sakhalin lies about 43 kilometers (26 mi) to the north of Hokkaidō, and to the east and northeast are the Kuril Islands, which are administered by Russia, though the four most southerly are claimed by Japan. Hokkaidō was formerly known as ''Ezo'', ''Yezo'', ''Yeso'', or ''Yesso''. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hokkaidō" in Although there were Japanese settlers who ruled the southern tip of the island since the 16th century, Hokkaido was considered foreign territory that was inhabited by the indigenous people of the island, known as the Ainu people. While geographers such as Mogami Tokunai and Mamiya Rinzō explored the isla ... [...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] |
Nobuyuki Hatta
Nobuyuki Hatta ( ja, 八田 信之, born 6 November 1944) is a Japanese weightlifter. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve .... References 1944 births Living people Japanese male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters of Japan Weightlifters at the 1968 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Hokkaido Asian Games medalists in weightlifting Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Weightlifters at the 1970 Asian Games Medalists at the 1970 Asian Games 20th-century Japanese people 21st-century Japanese people {{Japan-weightlifting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games are considered the world's foremost sports competition with more than 200 teams, representing sovereign states and territories, participating. The Olympic Games are normally held every four years, and since 1994, have alternated between the Summer and Winter Olympics every two years during the four-year period. Their creation was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games (), held in Olympia, Greece from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894, leading to the first modern Games in Athens in 1896. The IOC is the governing body of the Olympic Movement (which encompasses all entities and individuals involved in the Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masahiro Akimoto (ski Jumper)
(born 3 September 1956) is a Japanese former ski jumper. Career He competed from 1980 to 1986. He finished fourth in the individual large hill event at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. Akimoto's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was sixth in the team large hill events at Seefeld, Austria in 1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a .... He earned a total of four World Cup wins from 1980 to 1985. World Cup Standings Wins External links * Ski jumpers at the 1980 Winter Olympics Japanese male ski jumpers Living people 1956 births Olympic ski jumpers of Japan Sportspeople from Sapporo 20th-century Japanese people {{Japan-skijumping-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hokkaido At-large District
The Hokkaido at-large district is a constituency of the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan (national legislature). It consists of the prefecture ''(dō)'' of Hokkai ōand is represented by six Councillors electing three at a time every three years by single non-transferable vote for six-year terms. In the election period from 2019 to 2022, Hokkaido's Councillors are (party affiliation as of September 2019): * Gaku Hasegawa ( LDP, Hosoda faction; term ends in 2022), * Eri Tokunaga ( DPFP; term ends in 2022), * Yoshio Hachiro ( CDP; term ends in 2022), * Harumi Takahashi ( LDP; term ends in 2025), * Kenji Katsube ( CDP; term ends in 2025) and * Tsuyohito Iwamoto ( LDP; term ends in 2025). After the House of Councillors had replaced the House of Peers according to the constitution of 1947, Hokkaido was represented by eight Councillors. In the early years of the 1955 System, all four seats went to the two major postwar parties, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the Japa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaku Hasegawa
is a member of the House of Councillors of Japan from Hokkaido. He belongs to the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). In 1990 he enrolled at Hokkaido University and majored in Business Administration. While attending university, he, with five other friends, brought the Soran Festival to Hokkaido, which is now run by the Yasakoi Soran Festival Foundation. The Soran Festival incorporates the traditional Sōran Bushi song and dance. In 1998 he was elected Director of the Yasakoi Soran Foundation. He has received the Japan Event New Theme Prize, the Suntory Area Culture Prize, and the Japanese Lifestyle and Culture Prize, for his founding of the Yasakoi Soran Bushi Festival that has come to represent the city of Sapporo. In 2008 he ran against Takahiro Yokomichi of the Democratic Party of Japan for representative of the first district of Hokkaido. He came in second place with a total of 124,343 votes. . He was elected to the House of Councillors The is the upper house of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hokkaido 1st District (1947–1993)
List of representatives *Kingo Machimura (Liberal Democratic Party, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1958) *Setsuo Yokomichi, Socialist Party、1952・1953・1955・1958・1959・1960・1963・1967 *Torazō Shimamoto, Socialist Party、1960・1967・1969・1972・1976 *Usaburō Chisaki III, Liberal Democratic Party, 1963・1967・1969・1972・1976・1979・1980 *Takahiro Yokomichi (Social Democratic Party, 1969-1983) *Nobutaka Machimura (Liberal Democratic Party, 1983-1996) Election results *1993 Japanese general election **Nobutaka Machimura, Liberal Democratic Party, 186,192 votes **Komeito, 171,089 votes **Social Democratic Party, 160,619 votes **Japanese Communist Party, 125,643 votes **independent, 14,149 votes *1990 Japanese general election **Nobutaka Machimura, Liberal Democratic Party, 155,142 votes **Japanese Communist Party, 153,527 votes **Komeito, 146,626 votes **independent, 24,967 votes *1986 Japanese general election **Nobutaka Machimura, Liberal Democratic Party, 165,041 vo ... [...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] |
Democratic Party (Japan, 1998)
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] |
Japanese Socialist Party
The was a socialist and progressive political party in Japan that existed from 1945 to 1996. The party was founded as the Social Democratic Party of Japan by members of several proletarian parties that existed before World War II, including the Social Mass Party, the Labour-Farmer Party, and the Japan Labour-Farmer Party. The party represented the Japanese left after the war, and was a major opponent of the right-wing Liberal Democratic Party. The JSP was briefly in power from 1947 to 1948. From 1951 to 1955, the JSP was divided into the Left Socialist Party and the Right Socialist Party. In 1955, Japan's two major conservative parties merged to form the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), establishing the so-called 1955 System, which allowed the party to continuously hold power since. The JSP was the largest opposition party but was incapable of forming government. Nonetheless, the JSP managed to hold about one third of the seats in the National Diet during this period, pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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