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Unity Party (Japan)
The was a Japanese political party. History The party was formed in December 2013 by Kenji Eda and 13 other legislators who left Your Party. Your Party initially refused to acknowledge that six councillors had left its caucus in the House of Councillors, but filed a notice in February 2014 which acknowledged their departure from Your Party, allowing the Unity Party to have formal representation in the upper house. The party supported Morihiro Hosokawa in the 2014 Tokyo gubernatorial election. Eda had discussions with the Japan Restoration Party in early 2014 with a view toward coordinating the two parties' policy stances. JRP co-head Shintaro Ishihara rejected the idea of coordinating with the Unity Party on the basis of their support for the Constitution of Japan, while the other JRP co-head Toru Hashimoto saw room for agreement on the scope of necessary revisions to the Constitution. On 21 September 2014, the Unity Party and the Japan Restoration Party merged to form the Jap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenji Eda
is a Japanese politician and member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Okayama Prefecture and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in 1979, attending the Center for International Affairs at Harvard University in the United States while in the ministry. Leaving the government in 1998, he ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in 2000 as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He ran again in 2002 as an independent, and was elected for the first time. He lost his seat in 2003, but was re-elected in 2005. He was a member of Your Party from its foundation in 2009 to 2013. On August 7, 2013, he was demoted from the secretary-general by party leader Yoshimi Watanabe due to disagreements in political policies. He left Your Party on December 9, 2013, along with thirteen other members, and announced the formation of a new party known as the Unity Party. He stated that hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shintaro Ishihara
was a Japanese politician and writer who was Governor of Tokyo from 1999 to 2012. Being the former leader of the radical right Japan Restoration Party, he was one of the most prominent ultranationalists in modern Japanese politics. An ultranationalist, he was infamous for his misogynistic comments, racist remarks, xenophobic views and hatred of Chinese and Koreans, including using the antiquated pejorative term "sangokujin". Also a critic of relations between Japan and the United States, his arts career included a prize-winning novel, best-sellers, and work also in theater, film, and journalism. His 1989 book, '' The Japan That Can Say No'', co-authored with Sony chairman Akio Morita (released in 1991 in English), called on the authors' countrymen to stand up to the United States. After an early career as a writer and film director, Ishihara served in the House of Councillors from 1968 to 1972, in the House of Representatives from 1972 to 1995, and as Governor of Tokyo from 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsuyoshi Shiina
Tsuyoshi is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Tsuyoshi can be written using different kanji characters. Here are some examples: *剛, "sturdy" *剛史, "sturdy, history" *剛志, "sturdy, will" *剛士, "sturdy, gentleman/samurai" *剛司, "sturdy, administer" *豪, "overpowering" *毅, "strong" *力, "power" *強, "force" *津芳, "river crossing, virtuous/fragrant" The name can also be written in hiragana つよし or katakana ツヨシ. Notable people with the name *Tsuyoshi Abe (阿部 力, born 1982), a Japanese actor * Tsuyoshi Arawashi (荒鷲 毅, born 1986), Mongolian sumo wrestler * Tsuyoshi Chitose (千歳 强直, 1898-1984), the founder of Chito-ryu karate * Tsuyoshi Dōmoto (堂本 剛, born 1979), a Japanese performing artist * Tsuyoshi Fujita (藤田 剛, born 1961), Japanese rugby union player *Tsuyoshi Hasegawa (長谷川 毅, born 1941), a Japanese historian *Tsuyoshi Hayashi (林 剛史, born 1982), a Japanese actor *Tsuyoshi Ichinohe (一戸 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo 15th District
is an electoral district of the Japanese House of Representatives. The district was established in 1994 as part of the change to single-member districts, and it is currently represented by independent politician Kakizawa Mito. Areas Covered Current District As of 13 January 2023, the areas covered by this distrtic are as follows: * Kōtō is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward located in Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. The ward refers to itself as Kōtō City in English. As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 488,632, and a population density of 12,170 pers ... since the creation of the district Elected Representatives Election Results ‡ - Also ran in the Tokyo PR district election ‡‡ - Also ran and won in the Tokyo PR district election References Kōtō Constituencies established in 1994 Districts of Tokyo [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mito Kakizawa
is a Japanese politician and member of the House of Representatives, representing the Tokyo 15th district in the House of Representatives. Kakizawa was born in Brussels while his father Koji Kakizawa was stationed overseas with the Ministry of Finance. He grew up in Tokyo, attending Azabu High School and the University of Tokyo. He worked for NHK in Nagano from 1995 to 1999, during which time he worked on the broadcasting of the 1998 Winter Olympics. He resigned to work on his father's campaign in the 1999 gubernatorial election in Tokyo. Although the elder Kakizawa lost this race, he was elected to the House of Representatives in the 2000 election and the younger Kakizawa subsequently served as his assistant. Kakizawa won a seat in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly in the 2001 election, campaigning to reduce the number of wards in Tokyo to twelve. He was reelected in the 2005 election as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. In 2008, he was involved in a drunk driving acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masanari Koike
Masanari (written: 正也, 正就, 正成, 雅也 or 雅誠) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese samurai *, Japanese samurai *, Japanese slalom canoeist *, Japanese actor *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese long-distance runner {{given name Japanese masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobuhiko Isaka
Nobuhiko (written: 信彦, 延彦, 伸彦 or 宣彦) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: * (born 1963), Japanese politician * (born 1970), Japanese illustrator of children's books * (1947–2005), Japanese table tennis player * (born 1936), Japanese businessman * (born 1973), Japanese baseball player *Nobuhiko Morino is a Japanese film score composer. Morino frequently collaborates with composer Daisuke Yano and film director Ryuhei Kitamura (born May 30, 1969) is a Japanese film director, producer, and screenwriter. Biography Early life Kitamura was bor ..., Japanese film composer * (1938–2020), Japanese film director screenwriter and editor * (born 1986), Japanese voice actor and singer * (born 1977), Japanese professional wrestler * (born 1962), Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler {{given name Japanese masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroki Hayashi
is a Japanese animator and director associated with Anime International Company, AIC. He is best known as the director of the first ''Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki'' Original video animation, OVA series and co-creator of ''El-Hazard''. Biography Hayashi got started in animation on ''ThunderCats'' and ''Silverhawks''. He joined Anime International Company, AIC when he was 21 years old. His first anime was ''Gall Force'' in 1987. In 1988 he worked on the storyboard for the fourth Original video animation, OVA episode of ''Bubblegum Crisis'', along with Masaki Kajishima. His first directed title was ''Sol Bianca'' of which he would also be credited for the original concept in the second OVA. In his interview with AIC, he said that ''Sol Bianca'' was originally a game production proposal when it was brought to AIC; he thought it would make a good OVA, and created the story base for the series. His breakout title was with Kajishima as director and co-creator of the ''Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki'' O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitsunari Hatanaka
Mitsunari is a Japanese name that may refer to: * Ishida Mitsunari (1559–1600), Japanese samurai and military commander * Mitsunari Musaka (born 1991), Japanese footballer * Mitsunari Okamoto (born 1965), Japanese politician * Mitsunari Kanai (1939–2004), Japanese aikido and iaido teacher See also * Mitsunori Mitsunori (written: , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese artist *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese computer scientist *, Japanese politician *, Japanese footba ... {{Given name Japanese masculine given names Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanagawa 8th District
Kanagawa 8th district (''Kanagawa 8-ku'', 神奈川8区) or more formally the "8th district of Kanagawa Prefecture" (''Kanagawa-ken dai-8-ku'', 神奈川県第8区) is a single-member electoral district for the House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet of Japan. It is located in northwestern Yokohama the capital of Kanagawa prefecture. The district covers the wards of Midori and Aoba and after redistricting in 2017, parts of the neighborhoods of ''Eda'' and ''Oomaru'' in Tsuzuki ward. As of 2021, the district had 427,843 eligible voters. Before the 2002 redistricting, i.e. until the 2003 general House of Representatives election, the 8th district consisted of Aoba ward and the Miyamae ward of Kawasaki City, the second major city in Kanagawa. Midori had previously been part of the 7th district, Miyamae was transferred to the newly created 18th district. After the introduction of single-member districts with the 1994 Japanese electoral reform, effective in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
