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1988 In Japan
Events in the year 1988 in Japan. It corresponds to Shōwa 63 (昭和63年) in the Japanese calendar. Incumbents * Emperor: Shōwa * Prime Minister: Noboru Takeshita ( L–Shimane) * Chief Cabinet Secretary: Keizo Obuchi (L–Gunma) * Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Kōichi Yaguchi * President of the House of Representatives: Kenzaburō Hara (L–Hyōgo) * President of the House of Councillors: Masaaki Fujita (L–Hiroshima) until September 30, Yoshihiko Tsuchiya (L–Saitama) * Diet sessions: 112th (regular session opened in December 1987, until May 25), 113th (extraordinary, July 19 to December 28), 114th (regular, December 30 to 1989, June 22) Governors *Aichi Prefecture: Reiji Suzuki *Akita Prefecture: Kikuji Sasaki *Aomori Prefecture: Masaya Kitamura *Chiba Prefecture: Takeshi Numata *Ehime Prefecture: Sadayuki Iga *Fukui Prefecture: Yukio Kurita *Fukuoka Prefecture: Hachiji Okuda *Fukushima Prefecture: Isao Matsudaira (until 18 September); Eisaku Satō (sta ...
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Yoshihiko Tsuchiya
Yoshihiko is a masculine Japanese given name. Written forms Yoshihiko can be written using different combinations of kanji characters, such as: *義彦, "justice, elegant boy" *義比古, "justice, young man (archaic)" *吉彦, "good luck, elegant boy" *吉比古, "good luck, young man (archaic)" *善彦, "virtuous, elegant boy" *芳彦, "virtuous/fragrant, elegant boy" *良彦, "good, elegant boy" *慶彦, "congratulate, elegant boy" *由彦, "reason, to rise, elegant boy" *与志彦, "give, determination, elegant boy" *嘉彦, "excellent, elegant boy" *佳彦, "skilled, elegant boy" The name can also be written in hiragana よしひこ or katakana ヨシヒコ. Notable people with the name * Yoshihiko Amano (天野 佳彦, born 1971), Japanese basketball player *, Japanese Marxist historian *, Japanese politician *, Japanese novelist, poet, illustrator, manga artist and songwriter *, Japanese actor *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese chemist *, Japanese fencer *, emeritus ...
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Eisaku Satō
was a Japanese politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1964 to 1972. He is the third longest-serving Japanese prime minister, and is ranked second by longest uninterrupted service. Satō is best remembered for securing the return of Okinawa in 1972, and for winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1974, which stirred controversy. He was a former elite bureaucrat like his elder brother Nobusuke Kishi and a member of the Yoshida school like Hayato Ikeda. Born in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Satō was a member of the Satō–Kishi–Abe family and the younger brother of prime minister Nobusuke Kishi. Satō graduated from Tokyo Imperial University in 1924 and joined the Ministry of Railways. After the war, he entered the National Diet in 1949 as a member of the Liberal Party, and served in a series of cabinet positions under Shigeru Yoshida, including posts and telecommunications minister from 1951 to 1952, construction minister from 1952 to 1953, and chief cabinet secretary fro ...
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Isao Matsudaira
is a masculine Japanese given name which was popular during the Shōwa period (1926–1989). Written forms Isao can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *功, "achievement" *勲, "meritorious" *績, "exploits" *公, "public" *勇男, "brave, man" *勇夫, "brave, man" *勇雄, "brave, masculine" *伊佐夫 *伊佐雄 *伊三男 The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. People with the name *, Japanese hammer thrower *Isao Aoki (功, born 1942), Japanese professional golfer *, Japanese ice hockey player *Isao Harimoto (勲, born 1940), Zainichi Korean professional baseball player *Isao Hashizume (功, born 1941), Japanese actor *, Japanese singer and composer * Isao Homma (born 1981), Japanese footballer who plays for Albirex Niigata *Isao Inokuma (功, 1938–2001), Japanese judoka *Isao Iwabuchi (born 1933), Japanese Olympic football player *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese ice hockey player * Isao Kikuchi (born 1921), American graphi ...
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Yukio Kurita
Yukio Kurita ( ''Kurita Yukio''; 6 April 1930 – 17 May 2024) was a Japanese politician. An independent, he served as governor of Fukui Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Fukui Prefecture has a population of 737,229 (1 January 2025) and has a geographic area of 4,190 Square kilometre, km2 (1,617 sq mi). Fukui Prefecture border ... from 1987 to 2003. Kurita died in Fukui on 17 May 2024, at the age of 94. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kurita, Yukio 1930 births 2024 deaths Governors of Fukui Prefecture People from Sabae, Fukui ...
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Sadayuki Iga
Sadayuki (written: or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese sumo wrestler *, Japanese businessman *, Japanese samurai *, Japanese samurai *, Japanese daimyo See also * 48624 Sadayuki, a main-belt asteroid {{given name Japanese masculine given names Masculine given names ...
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Takeshi Numata
Takeshi ( in hiragana or in katakana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Written forms Forms in kanji can include: *武, "warrior" *毅, "strong" *猛, "fierce" *健, "healthy" *剛, "sturdy" *彪, "spotted" *威, "intimidate" *壮, "robust" *丈, "length" *雄, "masculine" *豪, "overpowering" *武史, "warrior, history" *武士, "warrior, gentleman" *健史, "healthy, history" *猛司, "fierce, director" *剛士, "sturdy, gentleman" *健士, "healthy, gentleman" *武志, "warrior, "intention" *丈史, "length, history" *剛始, "sturdy, commence" *猛司, "fierce, director" *勇志, "courage, intention" *雄志, "masculine, intention" *猛士, "fierce, gentleman" *岳志, "peak, intention" *剛志, "sturdy, intention" *岳史, "peak, history" People with the name *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese basketball player *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese figure skater *, Japanese animator *, ...
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Masaya Kitamura
Masaya () is the capital city of Masaya Department in Nicaragua. It is situated approximately 14 km west of Granada and 31 km southeast of Managua. It is located just east of the Masaya Volcano, an active volcano from which the city takes its name. With an estimated population of 138,657 (2022), it is Nicaragua's fourth most populous city, and is culturally known as the City of Flowers. History It is believed that the Nicaraos were the first people to dwell in the land of Masaya (the Chorotegas had also inhabited these areas). There is evidence of their settlements in small towns like Nindiri, Niquinohomo and Monimbó from before the Spanish Conquest. One of the city's principle neighborhoods is Monimbó (which in Spanish means "close to the water") and is located very close to the lagoon. There is documented evidence that in the 6th century, Monimbó had a population of about 150 tribes. Pedrarias Davila initiated the conquest of what is now Masaya in 1524 and cr ...
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List Of Governors Of Aomori Prefecture
The is the head of the local government in Aomori Prefecture. List of governors of Aomori Prefecture Appointed Elected References

{{Authority control Governors of Aomori Prefecture, Lists of Japanese politicians, Aomori Prefecture ...
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