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Koizumi Children
is a popular Japanese political term for the 83 LDP members of the House of Representatives first elected in the 2005 general election. The Koizumi Children are loosely organized into a political association called . The term is a reference to then-prime minister Junichiro Koizumi, with whom the LDP success in the 2005 elections is closely associated. Some of the children were so-called 'assassins,' candidates hand-picked by Koizumi to defeat LDP party members who opposed his efforts at postal reform. As such, the children are popularly associated with Koizumi's reform-minded policies. Koichi Yamauchi, one of the children, has described the term as "essentially meaningless," arguing that differences among the group such as faction membership and personal background make any description of the children as a group problematic. In the following 2009 general election, only 10 of the 83 Koizumi Children were re-elected. The 2009 election saw a massive defeat for the ruling LDP a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Politics
The politics of Japan are conducted in a framework of a dominant-party bicameral parliamentary representative democratic constitutional monarchy. A hereditary monarch, currently Emperor Naruhito, serves as head of state while the Prime Minister of Japan, currently Shigeru Ishiba since 2024, serves as the elected head of government. Legislative power is vested in the National Diet, which consists of the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors. The House of Representatives has eighteen standing committees ranging in size from 20 to 50 members and The House of Councillors has sixteen ranging from 10 to 45 members. Executive power is vested in the Cabinet, which is led by the Prime Minister who is nominated by National Diet and appointed by the Emperor. A Liberal Democratic– Komeito coalition minority government has held office since 2024. Judicial power is vested in the Supreme Court and lower courts, and sovereignty is vested in the people of Japan by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaaki Taira
is a Japanese politician who is a member of the House of Representatives since 2005. Political career A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, Taira is currently serving as the Minister for Digital Transformation The is a member of the cabinet of Japan and is the leader and chief executive officer, chief executive of the Digital Agency. The minister is responsible for overseeing Japan's transformation to a digital economy. The minister is nominated by th ... in the Ishiba Cabinet since 2024. He has previously held multiple senior party positions including Deputy Director of the Public Relations, Director of the Internet Media Bureau, and Director of the Information and Research Bureau. References Members of the House of Representatives from Tokyo Koizumi Children Waseda University alumni People from Edogawa, Tokyo 1967 births Living people Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2005–2009 Members of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taku Otsuka
is a Japanese politician and a former member of the House of Representatives in the National Diet for the Liberal Democratic Party. He is affiliated with the revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi. Personal and corporate backgrounds A native of Tokyo, he graduated from Keio University with a bachelor's degree in Political Science in March 1997. In April 1997, he got a job in The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (now The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ). After retiring from the bank in March 2003, he started managing real estate in order to earn studying in the United States and caring for his father. In July 2003, he participated in a summer program at Stanford University. In June 2005, he received a master's degree in Public Policy from John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in the United States. He is married to Tamayo Marukawa (a member of the House of Councillors and a former announcer of TV Asahi). Their wedding ceremony was held in Meiji Shrine is a Shinto shrine in S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takashi Ōtsuka
is a former Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). Early life A native of Osaka, Ōtsuka graduated from Otemon Gakuin University. Political career Ōtsuka was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005 after an unsuccessful run in 2003. He is affiliated to the revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi. He has been a member of the house ever since. Controversies On January 18, 2021, 10 days after the declaration of state emergency due to COVID-19, Ōtsuka was spotted violating lockdown rules by visiting a restaurant and two hostess bars at night. After an attempted cover-up, he was eventually led to resign from his Diet post, but remained as a lawmaker. LDP Profile * Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism * Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office * Member, Committee on Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuyuki Nakane
is a former Japanese politician who served in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Kōnosu, Saitama he attended Nippon Sport Science University as an undergraduate and Senshu University Senshu University (専修大学, ''Senshū Daigaku''), generally referred to as Senshu (専修) or Sen-Dai (専大), is a private university located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1880 as Senshu College , which was recognised as one of t ... as a graduate student. He was elected to the Diet for the first time in 2005 after unsuccessfully running for mayor of his hometown Kōnosu in 2001. References * External links * in Japanese. Koizumi Children Nippon Sport Science University alumni People from Kōnosu, Saitama Politicians from Saitama Prefecture Living people 1969 births Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2005–2009 Membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kotaro Nagasaki
is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo he joined the Ministry of Finance in 1991. He graduated from Cornell Law School in the United States while still in the ministry. In 2005 he left the ministry and was elected to the Diet for the first time. In 2019 he was elected governor of the Yamanashi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Yamanashi Prefecture has a population of 787,592 (1 February 2025) and has a geographic area of 4,465 km2 (1,724 sq mi). Yamanashi Prefecture borders Saitama Prefecture to the n ... with 49.7% votes in a single round. References * External links * in Japanese. 1968 births Living people Politicians from Tokyo University of Tokyo alumni Cornell Law School alumni Koizumi Children Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians Members ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshitami Kameoka
is a former Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Tochigi Prefecture and graduate of Waseda University Waseda University (Japanese: ), abbreviated as or , is a private university, private research university in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Founded in 1882 as the Tōkyō Professional School by Ōkuma Shigenobu, the fifth Prime Minister of Japan, prime ministe ..., he was elected for the first time in 2005 after unsuccessful runs in 2000 and 2003. References * External links * in Japanese. Koizumi Children Waseda University alumni Politicians from Tochigi Prefecture Living people 1955 births Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians Japanese baseball players Japanese sportsperson-politicians Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2005–2009 Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2012–2014 Members of the House of Representatives (Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hideki Makihara
is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party who served in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Tokyo he attended the University of Tokyo and law school at Georgetown University Georgetown University is a private university, private Jesuit research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Founded by Bishop John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore), John Carroll in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic higher education, Ca ... in the United States. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005. References * External links Official websitein Japanese. Koizumi Children New York (state) lawyers Georgetown University Law Center alumni University of Tokyo alumni Politicians from Tokyo 1971 births Living people Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians Ministers of justice of Japan Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2005–2009 Members of the House of Represen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tadahiko Ito
is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). Early life Ito is a native of Nagoya, Aichi and graduated from Waseda University. He began his political career by serving in the Aichi Prefectural Assembly from 1999 to 2005 and was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2005. He has since been re-elected multiple times. In October 2024, he was appointed Minister for Reconstruction in the cabinet of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. His areas of focus include disaster prevention, environmental policy, and public infrastructure development." Political career Ito was elected to the first of his two terms in the Aichi Prefectural Assembly in 1999 and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005, representing the Aichi 8th constituency. He lost the seat in the 2009 election but was reelected in 2012. As of 2024, he remains a member of the House of Representatives, hol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hirotaka Ishihara
is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives (Japan), House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan, Diet (national legislature). A native of Kanagawa Prefecture and graduate of Keio University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005 after an unsuccessful run in 2003. He is the son of Shintaro Ishihara, former governor of Tokyo, and like his father affiliated to the revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi."日本会議と神社本庁" ("Japan Conference and the Association of Shinto shrines") Muneo Narusawa 2016/06/28。 See also * Koizumi Children References * External links * . 1964 births Living people Politicians from Kanagawa Prefecture Keio Senior High School alumni Keio University alumni Koizumi Children Members of the House of Representatives from Tokyo Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians Members of Nippon Kaigi Shintaro Ish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenji Harada
Kenji may refer to: *Kenji (given name), a masculine Japanese given name, and list of people and characters with this name *Kenji (era), a Japanese era spanned from 1275 to 1278 * ''Kenji'' (manga) (拳児), a 1980s manga by Ryuchi Matsuda *''Gyakuten Kenji'' or ''Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth'', a 2009 adventure video game *J. Kenji López-Alt, an American chef and food writer *"Kenji", a song on Fort Minor's 2005 album ''The Rising Tied ''The Rising Tied'' is the only studio album by Fort Minor, the hip hop side project by Linkin Park rapper Mike Shinoda. The album was released on November 22, 2005, through Warner Bros. Records and Shinoda's label Machine Shop Records. Shinod ...'' See also * Genji (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mineyuki Fukuda
is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). Overviews A native of Yokohama, Kanagawa and graduate of Rikkyo University , also known as Saint Paul's University, is a private university, in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, Japan. Rikkyo is one of the five MARCH (Japanese universities), MARCH universities, the group of private universities in the Kantō region, Kanto region, toge ..., he was elected to the city assembly of Yokohama for the first time in 1999 and to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005. References * External links Official websitein Japanese. Living people 1964 births Politicians from Yokohama Koizumi Children Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians Rikkyo University alumni Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2005–2009 Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2012–2014 Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
