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1997 In Japan
Events in the year 1997 in Japan. It corresponds to the year Heisei 9 (平成9年) in the Japanese calendar. Incumbents * Emperor: Akihito * Prime Minister: Ryutaro Hashimoto ( L–Okayama) * Chief Cabinet Secretary: Seiroku Kajiyama (L–Ibaraki) until September 11, Kanezō Muraoka (L–Akita) * Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Toru Miyoshi until October 30, Shigeru Yamaguchi from October 31 * President of the House of Representatives: Sōichirō Itō (L–Miyagi) * President of the House of Councillors: Jūrō Saitō (L–Mie) * Diet sessions: 140th (regular, January 20 to June 18), 141st (extraordinary, September 29 to December 12) Governors *Aichi Prefecture: Reiji Suzuki *Akita Prefecture: Kikuji Sasaki (until 31 March); Sukeshiro Terata (starting 23 April) *Aomori Prefecture: Takeshi Numata *Chiba Prefecture: Akiko Dōmoto *Ehime Prefecture: Sadayuki Iga *Fukui Prefecture: Yukio Kurita *Fukuoka Prefecture: Wataru Asō *Fukushima Prefecture: Eisaku Satō *Gifu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taku Kajiwara
Taku may refer to: Places North America * the Taku River, in Alaska and British Columbia ** Fort Taku, also known as Fort Durham and as Taku, a former fort of the Hudson's Bay Company near the mouth of the Taku River ** the Taku Glacier, in Alaska near Juneau ** Taku Towers, in Alaska, near Juneau ** Taku Harbor, in Alaska, near Juneau ** Taku Inlet, in Alaska ** the Taku Plateau, in British Columbia * Taku Arm of Tagish Lake in British Columbia ** Taku, British Columbia, a locality on Tagish Lake Asia * Taku Forts, forts on the south bank of the Hai He, in Tanggu District, Tianjin municipality, in northeastern China * Taku, Saga, a city in Saga prefecture on the island of Kyūshū, Japan * Taku, India, a town in India Oceania * Taku, Kiribati, a village in Kiribati. Peoples * The Taku people, an Alaska Native group, who are a ''kwaan'' or tribe of the Tlingit *Taku River Tlingit First Nation, government in British Columbia People Surname * Moses Taku, a rabbi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wataru Asō
was a Japanese bureaucrat and politician who served as the Governor of Fukuoka from 1995 to 2011.元福岡県知事の麻生渡さん死去 85歳 地方分権推進に尽力 From 2005 to 2011 he was also President of the . Personal Background Wataru Asō was born in Tobata City, (now Tobata ward, Kitakyushu city). After graduating from Fukuoka Prefectural Tobata High School, he went on to study at ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akiko Dōmoto
was the governor of Chiba Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Chiba Prefecture has a population of 6,278,060 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Chiba Prefecture borders Ibaraki Prefecture to the north, Saitama ... in Japan from 2001 to 2009. A graduate of Tokyo Woman's Christian University anSeisen Junior and Senior High School she was the first female governor of Chiba and the third in Japanese history. She was first elected in 2001. In September 2001 she canceled a controversial plan to reclaim the Sanbanze wetlands as landfill. Historian Jeff Kingston called this act "a major victory for activists." References External links * 1932 births Living people Japanese feminists Japanese women journalists Politicians from San Francisco Women governors of Japan Women members of the House of Councillors (Japan) Members of the House of Councillors (Japan) Governors of Chiba Prefecture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 *, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sukeshiro Terata
is a retired Japanese politician who served as the governor of Akita Prefecture from 1997 to 2009. Early life Terata is a native of Ōmagari, Akita and graduate of Waseda University. Political career Terata was first elected to the post of governor in 1997 after serving as mayor of Yokote, Akita since 1991. He ran in House of Councillors election in 2010 as a proportional candidate of Your Party is a Japanese parliamentary caucus consisting of Yoshimi Watanabe and Takashi Tachibana, later Satoshi Hamada after Tachibana forfeited his seat, in the House of Councillors. It was also a political party led by Watanabe from 2009 until its ..., received 45,846 votes nationwide and won a seat ranking 4th on his party list.Yomiuri Shimbun, Councillors election special 2010, proportional resultsMinna no tō/ref> He served until his retirement in 2016. He attempted to run once more for Governor of Akita after this, but was defeated. References * External links Offici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
