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Kosaburo Nishime
is a Japanese politician who served as Reconstruction Agency, Minister of Reconstruction from October 2021 to August 2022. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), Liberal Democratic Party, he also serves in the House of Representatives of Japan, House of Representatives representing Okinawa’s 4th District since 2012. A native of Chinen, Okinawa, Chinen and graduate of Sophia University, he was elected to the assembly of Okinawa Prefecture for the first time in 1988 and to the Diet for the first time in 2003. His father is Junji Nishime, former governor of Okinawa Prefecture, and his brother is Junshiro Nishime, a former member of the House of Councilors in the Diet. References * NB: This source incorrectly states that his name is Kozaburo. External links * Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Sophia University alumni Living people 1954 births Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians 21st-century Japanese politicians Politicians from Okinaw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reconstruction Agency
The is an agency of the Japanese government established on February 10, 2012 to coordinate reconstruction activities related to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Mission According to "Role of the Reconstruction Agency", the agency will: 1. Plan, coordinate, and implement the national policy on reconstruction;2. Bear the responsibility for a unified point of contact, assistance, etc. to local public bodies. History and function The Reconstruction Agency was established to replace the Reconstruction Headquarters in response to the Great East Japan earthquake, created on June 24, 2011. The Reconstruction Agency was headed by the Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda. Noda was named direct head of the agency in an effort to strengthen the leadership of the organization. Tatsuo Hirano, a native of Iwate Prefecture, served as the agency's first Minister of State for Disaster Management until he was replaced by Osamu Fujimura on June 4, 2012. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junji Nishime
was a Japanese politician who served as the 4th Governor of Okinawa from 1978 until 1990 and mayor of Naha, the capital of Okinawa. He studied and graduated at the University of Tokyo. ''Weekly Japan Updates'', November 15, 2001. His son is Kosaburo Nishime a member of the House of Representatives of Japan, House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan, Diet. References 1921 births 2001 deaths Japanese politicians People from Naha People from Okinawa Island Politicians from Okinawa Prefecture Governors of Okinawa Prefecture University of Tokyo alumni 20th-century Japanese politicians {{Japan-politician-1920s-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Politicians From Okinawa Prefecture
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21st-century Japanese Politicians
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Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) Politicians
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Living People
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Sophia University Alumni
Sophia means "wisdom" in Greek. It may refer to: *Sophia (wisdom) *Sophia (Gnosticism) *Sophia (given name) Places *Niulakita or Sophia, an island of Tuvalu *Sophia, Georgetown, a ward of Georgetown, Guyana *Sophia, North Carolina, an unincorporated community in Randolph County *Sophia, West Virginia *Sofia, Bulgaria, the capital and largest city of Bulgaria Arts, entertainment and media Books and publications * ''Sophia'' (journal), a periodical about religious and theological philosophy * ''Sophia'' (novel) by Charlotte Lennox (1762) Music *Sophia (British band) *Sophia (Japanese band) * Sophia (singer) or Sophia Abrahão, pop singer from Brazil * ''Sophia'' (The Crüxshadows EP) * ''Sophia'' (Sophia Abrahão EP) * "Sophia" (Nerina Pallot song) * "Sophia" (Laura Marling song) *"Sophia", a song by Good Shoes from '' Think Before You Speak'' *"Sophia", a song by Laura Nyro from ''Mother's Spiritual'' *"Sophia", a song by Six Organs of Admittance from ''Dust and Chimes'' Other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of The House Of Representatives (Japan)
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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] |
House Of Councilors
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] |
Chinen, Okinawa
was a village located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 5,947 and a density of 602.53 persons per km2. The total area was 9.87 km2. On January 1, 2006, Chinen, along with the town of Sashiki, and the villages of Ōzato and Tamagusuku (all from Shimajiri District), was merged to create the city of Nanjō. History According to the ''Chūzan Seikan'' (1650), the creation goddess, Amamikyu, built Chinen Castle soon after forming the Ryukyu Islands. Chinen was important for later lords and kings because of its many holy sites, most notably Sefa-utaki. The village of Chinen (pronounced shi-nen) was appropriated by the United States in 1948 for the purpose of building a secret Central Intelligence Agency operated logistics base, under US Army cover, known as Camp Chinen. Camp Chinen was closed after it was exposed in The Pentagon Papers. The Pentagon Papers revealed a 1961 memo from General Edward Lansdale t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
