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Okinawa 3rd District
Okinawa 3rd district is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan (national legislature). It is located in Okinawa Prefecture and encompasses the cities of Nago, Okinawa, Uruma, Kunigami District and parts of Shimajiri District (Iheya and Izena). As of 2016, 312,171 eligible voters were registered in the district. The district was last represented by Denny Tamaki of the Liberal Party who automatically forfeited his seat after becoming a gubernatorial candidate in September 2018. The by-election was not expected to be held in the immediate by-election slot in October 2018, but probably only in April 2019 or even later because a Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of the malapportionment in the last general election to the House of Representatives is still pending.Jiji Press, September 13, 2018玉城衆院議員が失職＝沖縄知事選立候補で/ref> Thy by-election A by-election, also known as a special election in the United Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okinawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 km2 (880 sq mi). Naha is the capital and largest city of Okinawa Prefecture, with other major cities including Okinawa, Uruma, and Urasoe. Okinawa Prefecture encompasses two thirds of the Ryukyu Islands, including the Okinawa, Daitō and Sakishima groups, extending southwest from the Satsunan Islands of Kagoshima Prefecture to Taiwan ( Hualien and Yilan Counties). Okinawa Prefecture's largest island, Okinawa Island, is the home to a majority of Okinawa's population. Okinawa Prefecture's indigenous ethnic group are the Ryukyuan people, who also live in the Amami Islands of Kagoshima Prefecture. Okinawa Prefecture was ruled by the Ryukyu Kingdom from 1429 and unofficially annexed by Japan after the Invasion of Ryukyu in 1609. Okinawa Prefecture was officially founded in 1879 by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izena, Okinawa
is a village occupying Izena Island in the north of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan (though administered as part of Shimajiri District). There are five localities of about equal size and population located on the island: Izena, Nakada, Shomi, Uchihana, and Jicchaku (also called Serikyaku). Izena's primary claim to fame is that it was the birthplace of King Shō En, the first king of the Second Shō Dynasty. It is also the birthplace of the contemporary artist Naka Bokunen and musician (伊禮 俊一 ''Irei Shun'ichi''). As of October 2016, the island has an estimated population of 1,518 and a density of 98 persons per square kilometer. The total area is 15.42 km2 (5.95 mi2). The island is accessible by a ferry that makes two daily round trips between Nakada Port and Unten Port in Nakijin Village, which is located North of Nago on Okinawa's main island. The ferry trip takes approximately one hour. Izena also has an airfield, though daily service to the island by airp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōsuke Uehara
Kōsuke, Kosuke or Kousuke (written: 康介, 康裕, 康祐, 浩介, 浩輔, 浩祐, 公介, 公輔, 公祐, 公亮, 幸介, 幸佑, 孝介, 孝亮, 孝輔, 孝助, 康介, 宏介, 紘介, 広祐, 光祐, 光佑, 光将, 耕助, 耕輔, 耕佑, 興輔, 昂輔, 晃佑, 亘右, 航輔,耕輔, 功佑 or こうすけ in hiragana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese motorcycle racer *, Bulgarian sumo wrestler *, Japanese singer *, Japanese rugby union player *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese baseball player *, pen-name of Gomi Yasusuke, Japanese writer *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese general *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese theologian *, Japanese actor and singer *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese racing driver *, Japanese cur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Councillors (Japan)
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Relocation Of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma
Over the last five decades there have been various plans for the relocation of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, a United States Marine Corps base located within the urban area of Ginowan City (pop. 93,661) in Okinawa, Japan. Local opposition within Okinawa regarding the facility has so far hindered efforts to begin construction. , the Japanese government had agreed to halt construction activities temporarily while talks with Okinawan officials continued. Still, US sources insisted nothing about their approach had changed.July 15, 2015 - JAPAN Daily Press Briefing In October 2015, despite strong opposition in Okinawa, the Japanese central government began work to build the base in the Henoko Bay, in Nago. The issue has been taken to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomohiro Yara
Tomohiro is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Tomohiro can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Some examples: *友弘, "friend, vast" *友広, "friend, wide" *友寛, "friend, generosity" *友博, "friend, doctor" *友大, "friend, big" *友裕, "friend, abundant" *友洋, "friend, ocean" *知弘, "know, vast" *知広, "know, wide" *知寛, "know, generosity" *知博, "know, doctor" *知大, "know, big" *知裕, "know, abundant" *智弘, "intellect, vast" *智広, "intellect, wide" *智寛, "intellect, generosity" *智博, "intellect, doctor" *共弘, "together, vast" *共寛, "together, generosity" *朋弘, "companion, vast" *朋寛, "companion, generosity" *朝弘, "morning/dynasty, vast" *朝広, "morning/dynasty, wide" *朝大, "morning/dynasty, big" *朝洋, "morning/dynasty, ocean" The name can also be written in hiragana ともひろ or katakana トモヒロ. Notable people with the name *, Japanese baseball player *, Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Okinawa 3rd District By-election
A by-election for the Okinawa 3rd district in the House of Representatives (Japan), Japanese House of Representatives was held on 21 April 2019. Background The seat became vacant following the candidacy and 2018 Okinawa gubernatorial election, election of its representative, Denny Tamaki to the governorship of Okinawa Prefecture. Tamaki was one of the two representatives from the Liberal Party (Japan, 2016), Liberal Party in the House. He had served the district almost continuously since 2009 Japanese general election, 2009 and defended the seat by a 17.56% margin in the 2017 Japanese general election, 2017 election. The by-election was held on the same day with the second round of the unified local elections and another House by-election in the 2019 Osaka 12th district by-election, Osaka 12th district. The 2019 Okinawan referendum, Okinawa-wide referendum in February influenced the by-election campaign. The candidate supported by Tamaki and the All-Okinawa coalition, Tomohiro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mainichi Shimbun
The is one of the major newspapers in Japan, published by In addition to the ''Mainichi Shimbun'', which is printed twice a day in several local editions, Mainichi also operates an English language news website called ''The Mainichi'' (previously ''Mainichi Daily News''), and publishes a bilingual news magazine, ''Mainichi Weekly''. It also publishes paperbacks, books and other magazines, including a weekly news magazine, ''Sunday Mainichi''. It is one of the four national newspapers in Japan; the other three are the ''Asahi Shimbun'', the '' Yomiuri Shimbun'' and the '' Nihon Keizai Shimbun''. The Sankei Shimbun and The '' Chunichi Shimbun'' are not currently in the position of a national newspaper despite a large circulation for the both respectively. History The history of the ''Mainichi Shinbun'' began with the founding of two papers during the Meiji period. The '' Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun'' was founded first, in 1872. The ''Mainichi'' claims that it is the oldest ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiji Press
is a news agency in Japan. History Jiji was formed in November 1945 following the breakup of Domei Tsushin, the government-controlled news service responsible for disseminating information prior to and during World War II. Jiji inherited Domei's business-oriented news operations, while Kyodo News inherited its general public-oriented news operations. In later years Jiji developed ties with UPI, the Associated Press, AFP, Reuters and other international news organizations. In 2011, Jiji reported that Olympus CEO Michael Woodford blackmailed company management into appointing him CEO in exchange for promises to cover up an accounting fraud scandal. Woodford argued that "the so-called unnamed sources at Olympus had clearly lied, ndJiji had without proper scrutiny and challenge simply reported those lies." Jiji later withdrew the report and apologized. In 2012, Jiji president Masahiro Nakata resigned after it was found that a Jiji writer in Washington, D.C. copied an artic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Okinawa Gubernatorial Election
The 2018 Okinawa gubernatorial election was held on 30 September 2018 to elect the next Governor of Okinawa. As there are no term limits in Japan, incumbent Governor Takeshi Onaga was eligible for re-election before his death in August 2018. The election was originally scheduled to be held on 9 December 2018, but this was brought forward after Onaga's untimely death. Onaga's deputy, Kiichiro Jahana temporarily assumed his post for three days until being replaced as interim governor by Moritake Tomikawa. This was the first gubernatorial election in Okinawa since the voting age was lowered to 18. The relocation of the US air base in Ginowan to Nago was a major issue in the race. The campaign period ran from 13 September until election day. The election was won by Denny Tamaki. Tamaki, like Onaga, wants a fundamental reduction of the U.S. presence in Okinawa. Candidates Running * Atsushi Sakima, mayor of Ginowan (2012–2018). (endorsed by LDP, Komeito, Nippon Ishin no Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal Party (Japan, 2016)
The was a political party in Japan that merged with the Democratic Party for the People on 26 April 2019. It had 2 out of the 475 seats in the House of Representatives, and 3 in the 242-member House of Councillors prior to merging. Formed as the in December 2012, it changed its name to in December 2014. The party adopted the name Liberal Party in October 2016 in preparation for an expected general election in early 2017. History Foundation The party's foundation lay in the wake of the December 2012 general election, in which the Tomorrow Party of Japan's membership in the 480-seat House of Representatives was reduced from 61 members to just 9. Tension between President Yukiko Kada and former People's Life First party leader Ichirō Ozawa increased to the point that on 26 December 2012 the party's remaining Diet members that were aligned with Ozawa held a meeting in spite of Kada's instruction not to do so. Members aligned with Kada announced their intention to leave the pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denny Tamaki
is a Japanese politician and the current Governor of Okinawa Prefecture since August 2018. Tamaki was a member of the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly for Okinawa City from 2002 to 2005 and became the first Amerasian member of the Japanese House of Representatives as the representative for Okinawa Prefecture's 3rd district from 2009 to 2012 and 2014 to 2018. Tamaki was elected governor as an independent in the 2018 Okinawa gubernatorial election following the untimely death of Governor Takeshi Onaga. He was re-elected again in 2022. Early life was born on 13 October 1959 in Yonashiro (now part of Uruma), Okinawa under American civil administration to an Okinawan mother and an American father who was a member of the U.S. Marine Corps and left Okinawa before he was born. Tamaki changed his legal name to at 10 years-old, with Denny (デニー, ''Denī'') being a nickname kept since childhood. Tamaki has never met his father, and his mother remained single throughout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
