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]   |
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House Of Councillors Of Japan
The is the upper house of the National Diet of Japan. The House of Representatives is the lower house. The House of Councillors is the successor to the pre-war House of Peers. If the two houses disagree on matters of the budget, treaties, or designation of the prime minister, the House of Representatives can insist on its decision. In other decisions, the House of Representatives can override a vote of the House of Councillors only by a two-thirds majority of members present. The House of Councillors has 248 members who each serve six-year terms, two years longer than those of the House of Representatives. Councillors must be at least 30 years old, compared with 25 years old in the House of Representatives. The House of Councillors cannot be dissolved, and terms are staggered so that only half of its membership is up for election every three years. Of the 121 members subject to election each time, 73 are elected from 45 districts by single non-transferable vote (SNTV) and 48 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1950 Japanese House Of Councillors Election
House of Councillors elections were held in Japan on 4 June 1950,Table 13: Persons Elected and Votes Polled by Political Parties - Ordinary Elections for the House of Councillors (1947–2004) electing half the seats in the House. The Liberal Party
The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. T ...
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Democratic Party (1947)
The , officially () was a conservative political party in Japan. History The party was founded in spring 1947 by merging the Progressive Party (Shinpo-tō) of Inukai Takeru with a faction of Liberal Party led by Hitoshi Ashida and obtained 124 seats in 1947 elections. The party had held seven seats in Tetsu Katayama's government in 1947-1948. For some months in 1948, party's leader Ashida was Prime minister. In March 1948, part of DP members led by Kijūrō Shidehara joined the Liberal Party to form the Democratic Liberal Party. In 1949 elections, the DP got 69 seats. The party was finally merged with the National Cooperative Party The was a centrist political party in Japan. History The party was established on 8 March 1947 as a merger of the Cooperative Democratic Party and the National Party following seven months of talks.Haruhiro Fukui (1985) ''Political parties of ... to form the National Democratic Party in April 1950. Election results General election results ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Eiji Arima
Eiji is a common masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Eiji can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *, "prosperity, peace" *, "great, peace" *, "great, second" *, "eternity, next" The name can also be written in hiragana () or katakana (). The Eiji era (, "eternal peace") is a period in the history of Japan, dating from 1141 to 1142 AD. It follows the Hōen era and precedes the Kōji era. People with the name *, Japanese actor *, Japanese designer and video game director *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese film actor *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese football goalkeeper *, Japanese industrial designer *, Japanese professional mixed martial artist *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese boxer *, Japanese film actor *, Japanese conductor *, Japanese businessman *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation *, Japanese special effects director *, Japanese si ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Keiki Machimura
In horticulture, a keiki ( ) is a plant produced asexually by an orchid plant, especially ''Dendrobium'', ''Epidendrum'' (''sensu lato''), and ''Phalaenopsis'' orchids. The baby plant is an exact clone of the mother plant, sometimes flowering while still attached to the mother. The word ''keiki'' is Hawaiian for "baby" or "child", literally "the little one". *On a ''Phalaenopsis,'' a keiki is a small plant growing from one node along the flower stem. Keiki growth may be induced by prolonged exposure to high temperatures during the final phase of spike growth. *On a ''Dendrobium,'' the keiki is typically found sprouting along the length of the cane or from the end of the cane. In addition to keikis which grow on flower spikes, ''Phalaenopsis'' may occasionally produce basal keikis at the base of the orchid. Removing keikis If a new plant is desired, the keiki should be left on the mother plant until it develops a healthy root system at least 3 inches long and has two or ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gengo Kinoshita
Gengo was a web-based translation platform headquartered in Tokyo. History Gengo was founded in 2008 by Matthew Romaine and Robert Laing. Prior to starting Gengo, Romaine was an audio research engineer and translator with Sony Corporation, and Laing headed Moresided, a UK-based design agency. Romaine thought of the concept for Gengo due to his experience being asked to translate documents in Japanese and English at Sony, despite originally being hired as an engineer. Prior to its early 2012 rebranding, the company was known as "myGengo." In April 2010, the company launched their API, allowing developers to integrate Gengo’s translation platform into third-party applications, web sites and widgets. Romaine initially served as CTO of the company. He replaced fellow co-founder Robert Laing as CEO in 2015. In March 2018, the company launched Gengo AI, an on-demand platform that provides crowdsourced multilingual training data to machine learning developers. In January 2019, Ge ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Katsuzō Wakaki
Katsuzō, Katsuzo or Katsuzou (written: 勝造 or 勝蔵) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese ichthyologist *, Japanese aikidoka *, Japanese government official {{DEFAULTSORT:Katsuzo Japanese masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1947 Japanese House Of Councillors Election
House of Councillors elections were held in Japan on 20 April 1947. The won more seats than any other party, although independents emerged as the largest group in the House. Most independents joined the [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ryokufūkai (1947–60)
Ryokufūkai may refer to: *Ryokufūkai (1947–60) Ryokufūkai may refer to: * Ryokufūkai (1947–60), a defunct political party in Japan * Ryokufūkai (1964–65), a defunct political party in Japan {{disambiguation ..., a defunct political party in Japan * Ryokufūkai (1964–65), a defunct political party in Japan {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Misao Kaga
Misao (written: 操 or みさを in hiragana) is a unisex Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese philosophy student and poet *, Japanese textile artist, weaver and educator *, Japanese murderer *, Japanese biathlete *, Japanese high jumper *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese swimmer * Misao, a Serbian publication Fictional characters *, a character in the anime series ''Magical Girl Pretty Sammy'' *, protagonist of the manga series '' Black Bird'' *, a character in the manga series ''Lucky Star'' *, a character in the manga series ''Rurouni Kenshin'' *, a character in the light novel series '' Asura Cryin''' *, a character in the video game ''Gate Keepers'' *, a character in the manga series ''First Love Limited , also known as ''Hatsukoi Limited'', is a Japanese ''shōnen'' romantic comedy manga by Mizuki Kawashita. It was serialized by Shueisha in the manga magazine '' Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from October 2007 to May 2008 and collected in f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |