is a Japanese politician, a former governor of

Osaka prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Osaka Prefecture has a population of 8,778,035 () and has a geographic area of . Osaka Prefecture borders Hyōgo Prefecture to the northwest, Kyoto Prefecture ...

, and the country's first female prefectural governor. Her married name is . She is affiliated to the revisionist lobby

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Overview

Born in

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, she later moved to

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. After graduating from the

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with an

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degree in 1976, Ohta entered the

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. She served in MITI until 1997, when she became vice-governor of

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. She returned to the ministry in 1999. Ohta became governor of Osaka prefecture after the resignation of

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in 2000. She was re-elected in 2004, and after eight years in office was succeeded by lawyer and TV personality

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. Osaka hosts the March

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tournament, one of Japan's six major tournaments, and the governor of each prefecture presents the "Governor's Prize" to the champion of each tournament. Given the Sumo Association's view that there is a traditional ban on women entering the ''

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'' (ring), and the ring would be "violated" by an "unclean" woman entering it, she was required to do so on the walkway beside the ring or send a male representative in her place. She repeatedly challenged the Sumo Association's policy by requesting to be allowed to fulfill her traditional role as governor. Her requests were repeatedly rejected until she stepped down from office. Ohta's family name has been officially registered as Saitō (齊藤) since her marriage, but she uses her maiden name above for most public purposes. Ohta's

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is romanized as ''Ohta'' by the

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of her website (ohtafusae.jp), the state government of

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, the

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Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Kansai Window, and Dawn Center. The name is romanized as ''Ota'' by WebJapan, the ''

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'' and the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ohta, Fusae 1951 births Living people Governors of Osaka Female Japanese governors People from Kure, Hiroshima People from Toyohashi Politicians from Osaka Prefecture University of Tokyo alumni Members of Nippon Kaigi Kansai University faculty