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Politics Of Osaka City
Politics of Osaka City, as in all municipalities of Japan, takes place in the framework of local autonomy that is guaranteed by chapter 8 of the Constitution and laid out in the Local Autonomy Law. As one of Japan's 20 major cities designated by government ordinance (''seirei shitei toshi''), Osaka City has some administrative responsibilities that are handled by the prefectures in ordinary municipalities and is subdivided into wards. The administration is headed by a mayor directly elected by the people every four years in first-past-the-post elections. Enacting and amending city ordinances, passing the budget and approving important administrative appointments, including the vice-mayors and the treasurer, are handled by the city assembly that is directly elected by the people every four years by single-non transferable vote. As in all prefectures and municipalities, citizens may initiate ''chokusetsu seikyū'' ("direct demands"), i.e. mayor and assembly are subject to recall refer ...
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Osaka, Osaka
is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the List of cities in Japan, third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2.7 million in the 2020 census, it is also the largest component of the Keihanshin, Keihanshin Metropolitan Area, which is the List of metropolitan areas in Japan, second-largest metropolitan area in Japan and the 10th List of urban areas by population, largest urban area in the world with more than 19 million inhabitants. Osaka was traditionally considered Japan's economic hub. By the Kofun period (300–538) it had developed into an important regional port, and in the 7th and 8th centuries, it served briefly as the imperial capital. Osaka continued to flourish during the Edo period (1603–1867) and became known as a center of Japanese culture. Following the Meiji R ...
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Osaka Prefectural Assembly
The is the legislature of Osaka Prefecture. As in all prefectures, it is elected to four-year terms by single non-transferable vote in multi- and single-member districts and is responsible for enacting and amending prefectural by-laws, approving the budget and important administrative appointments in the prefectural government, including the prefecture's vice governors. The assembly has a regular membership 88 members. Current composition The 2019 assembly election took place on 7 April 2019 as part of the 19th unified local elections. The Osaka Restoration Association, retained its position as the largest party in the assembly, reclaimed an outright majority, as it had after the April 2011 election. As of 30 April 2019, the assembly was composed as follows: Electoral districts Changes to the electoral districts at the April 2015 election, there are 88 assembly members who are elected in 53 electoral districts, reduced from the 109 members who were elected at the 2011 ...
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Takeo Kagami
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Hajime Seki
was the Mayor of Osaka, Japan, between 1923 and 1935. Early life Seki was born on the Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka on September 26, 1873. He graduated from the Koto Shogyo Gakko, now Hitotsubashi University, in 1893, and worked in the Ministry of Finance until he became a professor at his ''alma mater'' in 1897. The following year, he left for Europe, where he spent three years studying in Belgium. In 1910, he obtained the title of Doctor of Juridical Science. Mayor of Osaka He became the Deputy Mayor of Osaka in 1914 before serving as Mayor from 1923 to 1935. He was instrumental in both the development of social capital, including the construction of ports and railways, and the implementation of urban social policy, including the establishment of public markets, the construction of city-provided housing and the establishment of the Osaka University of Commerce. He is most famous for overseeing the widening of the Midosuji, the avenue that stretches through the heart of Osaka. ...
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Shirō Ikegami
Shiro, Shirō, Shirow or Shirou may refer to: People * Amakusa Shirō (1621–1638), leader of the Shimabara Rebellion * Ken Shiro (born 1992), Japanese boxer * Shiro Azumi, Japanese football player 1923–1925 * Shiro Ichinoseki (born 1944), Japanese weightlifter * Shirō Ishii (1892–1959), Japanese microbiologist and lieutenant general *, Japanese actor and comedian * Shiro Izumi (born 1961), Japanese actor, known for the Super Sentai franchise *, Japanese artist * Shiro Kashiwa (1912–1998), Attorney General of Hawaii from 1959 * Shiro Kawase (1889–1946), Japanese admiral * Shiro Kikuhara (born 1969), Japanese football player * Shiro Kishibe (born 1949), Japanese actor * Shiro Koshinaka (born 1958), Japanese wrestler * Shiro Kuramata (1934–1991), Japanese designer * Shiro Makino (1893–1945), Japanese general at the Battle of Leyte * Shiro Maruyama (born 1948), Japanese fencer * Shirō Masamune, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese rower * Shiro Misaki, Japanese football ...
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Shunpei Uemura
Shunpei or Shumpei (written: , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese boxer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese writer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese philosopher *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese inventor {{given name Japanese masculine given names ...
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List Of Governors Of Osaka Prefecture
Appointed governors *Daigo Tadamasa 1868 *Gotō Shōjirō 1868-1870 *Kimimasa Yuri 1870 *Yotsutsuji Nishi 1870-1872 *Norobu Watanabe 1872-1880 *Tateno Tsuyoshi 1880-1889 * Nishimura Sutezō 1889-1891 * Yamada Nobumichi 1891-1895 *Utsumi Tadakatsu 1895-1897 *Tokito Konkyo 1897-1898 *Mamoru Okimorikata 1898 *Yoshihara Saburo 1898 *Tadashini Kikuchi 1898-1902 * Chikaaki Takasaki 1902-1911 *Marques Okubo Toshi Takeshi 1912-1917 * Harumichi Tanabe 1927-1928 * Yūichirō Chikaraishi 1928-1929 *Saito Munenori 1931-1932 *Shinobu Agata 1932-1935 *Minabe Choji 1941-1943 Elected governors *Bunzo Akama 1947-1959 *Gisen Sato 1959-1971 * Ryōichi Kuroda 1971-1979 *Kazuo Nakagawa 1991-1995 *Knock Yokoyama 1995-1999 *Fusae Ohta 2000-2008 *Tōru Hashimoto 2008-2011 *Ichirō Matsui 2011-2011 *Hirofumi Yoshimura is a Japanese politician currently serving as the Governor of Osaka Prefecture. He assumed office in April 2019. He has been described as a conservative. Early life Yoshimura was born ...
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