is a Japanese politician, a Liberal Democrat member of the
House of Councillors
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 ...
in the
Diet (national legislature) who was elected for the first time in 2007 and re-elected in 2010 in Okinawa Prefecture constituency. Shimajiri was appointed the Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs in the cabinet reshuffle on October 7, 2015, and is one of 3 women serving in Shinzo Abe's cabinet.
In an interview following her appointment as the minister of state, Shimajiri stated that she will not deal with issues regarding the construction of new U.S. military facilities in Okinawa.
Shimajiri lost her Diet seat to former
Ginowan, Okinawa mayor
Yoichi Iha, a critic of the US military presence in Okinawa supported by a coalition of opposition parties, in the
2016 Japanese House of Councillors election. This was viewed by some analysts as a setback for the proposed relocation of Futenma.
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External links
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himajiriaiko.ti-da.net/ Official websitein Japanese.
House of Councillors of Japan website
Members of the House of Councillors (Japan)
Female members of the House of Councillors (Japan)
Lehman Brothers
Sophia University alumni
People from Sendai
Living people
1965 births
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