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2019 In Japan
Events in the year 2019 in Japan. In the history of Japan, it marks the final year of Heisei era, Heisei period, Heisei 31 (平成31年 ''Heisei sanjūichinen''), after the abdication of Emperor Akihito on April 30, and the beginning of the Reiwa era, Reiwa period, Reiwa 1 (令和元年 ''Reiwa gannen'', ''gannen'' means "first year"), from May 1 under the reign of his eldest son, current Emperor of Japan, Japanese emperor Naruhito. Thus, 2019 corresponds to the 2019 Japanese imperial transition, transition between Heisei and Reiwa in the Japanese calendar. Incumbents *Emperor of Japan, Emperor ** Akihito (until 30 April) ** Naruhito (starting 1 May) *Prime Minister of Japan, Prime Minister: Shinzo Abe – (Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), Liberal Democratic) Governors *List of governors of Aichi Prefecture, Aichi Prefecture: Hideaki Omura *Akita Prefecture: Norihisa Satake *List of governors of Aomori Prefecture, Aomori Prefecture: Shingo Mimura *Chiba Prefecture: Kensaku Mori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Shingo Mimura
is a Japanese politician who served as Governor of Aomori Prefecture for five terms, from June 29, 2003 to June 28, 2023. He previously served as a member of House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entities. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often ... from June 2000 to June 2003 from Aomori 2nd ward. He also served as a Mayor of his hometown Momoishi, Aomori from the year 1992 to 1996. References * External links * in Japanese. 1956 births Living people People from Aomori Prefecture University of Tokyo alumni Mayors of places in Japan Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Governors of Aomori Prefecture Politicians from Aomori Prefecture {{Japan-mayor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Harumi Takahashi
is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party and currently a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). She served as governor of the prefecture of Hokkaido is the list of islands of Japan by area, second-largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefectures of Japan, prefecture, making up its own list of regions of Japan, region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō fr ... for four terms from 2003 to 2019. She graduated from Hitotsubashi University with a Bachelor of Economics degree in 1976. She started her career as a bureaucrat in the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and quit in 2003. She was elected in April 2003, becoming the first female governor of Hokkaido and the fourth female governor in Japanese history. External links An article on the electoral campaign of Harumi Takahashi, published by the American Political Science Association (PDF) Personal website 1954 birt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Governor Of Hokkaido ...
The is the head of the local government of Hokkaido, Japan's largest prefecture. The seat of the local government is located in Sapporo, the capital city of the prefecture. The current governor is Naomichi Suzuki. List of governors This is the list of the governors of Hokkaido. {{DEFAULTSORT:Governors of Hokkaido Prefecture Hokkaido Prefecture Hokkaido is the list of islands of Japan by area, second-largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefectures of Japan, prefecture, making up its own list of regions of Japan, region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Hidehiko Yuzaki
is a Japanese politician and the current governor of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. Early life and education Yuzaki was born October 4, 1965, in Saeki-ku, Hiroshima. He received his B.L. degree from the University of Tokyo in 1990 and his M.B.A. from the Stanford University School of Business in 1995. Yuzaki's paid job was as a part-time teacher at an after-school program to help students pass their admissions exams. Political career Yuzaki served in the Ministry of International Trade and Industry before running for governor of the Hiroshima Prefecture. He was elected governor of the Hiroshima Prefecture on November 8, 2009, as the candidate of the member of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP). Yuzaki has identified cultivating a culture of entrepreneurship in Hiroshima as a top priority in his political career. As governor of Hiroshima, he tried to forge new initiatives in the field of nuclear disarmament. On November 4, 2011, he announced a new plan to formulat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Governors Of Hiroshima Prefecture
Governors of Hiroshima Prefecture served from 1871, when the Japanese government abolished the position of the ''daimyō'' of Hiroshima. Until 1947, the governors of Hiroshima Prefecture were appointed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Tokyo, but from 1947 onward they were elected. Appointed governors 1871–1947 * Viscount Kōno Togama 15 Aug – 15 Nov 1871 * Senbon Hisanobu 15 Nov – 27 Nov 1871 * Viscount Kōno Togama 27 Nov – 26 Dec 1871 * Date Muneoki Date Muneoki (1824 – February 9, 1898) was a Japanese politician of the early Meiji period who served as governor of Hiroshima Prefecture in 1871–1875. Governors of Hiroshima 1824 births 1898 deaths Japanese Home Ministry government offic ... 26 Dec 1871 – 25 Jan 1875 * Benzō Fujii 25 Jan 1875 – 6 Apr 1880 * Sadaaki Senda 6 Apr 1880 – 26 Dec 1889 * Baron Nabeshima Miki 26 Dec 1889 – 23 Apr 1896 * Orita Heinai 23 Apr 1896 – 7 Apr 1897 * Asada Tokunori 7 Apr 1897 – 14 May 1898 * Baron Taka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Ichita Yamamoto
is a Japanese politician who has been the governor of Gunma Prefecture since July 2019. He was a neoconservative member of the House of Councillors in Japan. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he served as the Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs from 2012 to 2019 on the second Abe cabinet. Career Yamamoto who worked for an international organisation was elected after the death of his father Tomio Yamamoto who was a member of the House of Councillors. Ichita Yamamoto's great-grandfather founded the Kusatsu ryokan "Yamadaya". Ichita's grandfather was mayor of Kusatsu. Ichita's father, Tomio Yamamoto, started in the Kusatsu town council (1955), rose to the Gunma Prefectural Assembly (1966), and finally the House of Councillors (1977), where he remained until his death in 1995 (age 66) of liver failure. Ichita Yamamoto belongs to some committees including the Foreign and Defense Policy Committee. Ichita Yamamoto hails from the skiing and h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Masaaki Osawa
Masaaki (written: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese politician *, Japanese poet *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese singer-songwriter *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese politician *, Japanese judoka *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese ninjutsu practitioner *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese food historian *, Japanese drummer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese aviator *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese business theorist *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese politician *, Japanese Go player *, Japanese politician *, Japanese sport wrestler *, Japanese footballer and manager *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese academic *, Japanese guitarist *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese cross-country skier *, Japanese video game producer *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Hajime Furuta
is a former governor of Gifu Prefecture in Japan. He held the office for five terms between 2005 and 2025. A native of Gifu City, he was chosen as the final torchbearer for the National Sports Festival when it was held in Gifu City while he was a senior at Gifu Prefectural Senior High School. He entered the Faculty of Law at the University of Tokyo and joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) in 1971. Career in National Government During his time at MITI, he was sent to study at the École nationale d'administration in France. From 1994 to 1996, he served as the Executive Secretary to both Prime Ministers Tsutomu Hata and Tomiichi Murayama. Soon after he was appointed Director-General of the Economic Cooperation Department in the International Trade Bureau of MITI and later the Director-General for Commerce and Distribution Policy in the same ministry. In 2002, he was moved to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to head the Economic Cooperation Bureau af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Masao Uchibori
is a Japanese politician and the current governor of Fukushima Prefecture in Japan. He previously served as the vice-governor of his predecessor Yūhei Satō is a former governor of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. He was first elected in November 2006, after the previous governor, Eisaku Satō, was forced to step down after bribery charges. He chose not to seek a third term in the election held in Octo ... and was elected in October 2014 after Satō chose not to contest the election. ''The Straits Times'', October 26, 2014. References 1964 bir ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Hiroshi Ogawa (politician)
was a Japanese politician who became the governor of Fukuoka Prefecture in 2011. In 2015, he was re-elected for a second term, and for a third term in 2019. In 2021 he resigned to receive cancer treatment and the vice governor Seitaro Hattori is a Japanese politician. He currently serves as governor of Fukuoka Prefecture since 2021. Early life and education Hattori was born on September 11, 1954 in Kitakyushu City in Fukuoka Prefecture. He graduated elementary at Kitakyushu Municip ... was elected to replace him. References 1949 births 2021 deaths Politicians from Fukuoka Prefecture Kyoto University alumni Governors of Fukuoka Prefecture Deaths from lung cancer in Japan {{japan-politician-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Tatsuji Sugimoto
is a Japanese politician. He studied at Todai. He has 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 ... since 2019. References 1962 births Living people Politicians from Gifu Prefecture University of Tokyo alumni Governors of Fukui Prefecture {{japan-politician-1960s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |