Isshu Sugawara
is a former Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a former member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). Career Sugawara is a native of Nerima, Tokyo, and a graduate of Waseda University. After an unsuccessful contest in 1990, he was elected to the assembly of Nerima, Tokyo, for the first time in 1991 serving for two terms. Having served in the prefectural assembly of Tokyo since 1997, he ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in 2000. He ran again three years later and was elected for the first time in Tokyo 9th district. His profile on the LPD website: *Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly Member *Parliamentary Secretary for Health, Labour and Welfare (Abe Cabinet) *Deputy Secretary-General of LDP *Deputy Director, Health, Labor and Welfare Division of LDP *Director, Economy, Trade and Industry Division of LDP *Senior Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Positions Affiliated to the openly revisionist and monarchist lob ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Minister Of Economy, Trade And Industry
The is a member of the Cabinet of Japan and is the leader and chief executive of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. The minister is also a statutory member of the National Security Council, and is nominated by the Prime Minister of Japan and is appointed by the Emperor of Japan The Emperor of Japan is the monarch and the head of the Imperial Family of Japan. Under the Constitution of Japan, he is defined as the symbol of the Japanese state and the unity of the Japanese people, and his position is derived from "the .... The current minister is Yasutoshi Nishimura, who took office on 10 August 2022. List of Ministers of Economy, Trade and Industry (2001–) References * {{Japan-gov-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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JANJAN
''JANJAN'' (), short for ''Japan Alternative News for Justices and New Cultures'' (), was a Japanese online newspaper started by Ken Takeuchi, journalist and former mayor of Kamakura, Kanagawa is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Kamakura has an estimated population of 172,929 (1 September 2020) and a population density of 4,359 persons per km² over the total area of . Kamakura was designated as a city on 3 November 1939. Kamak .... Launched in February 2003, the newspaper is credited for pioneering citizen journalism in Japan. After registration, anyone was free to post comments on the JANJAN website. However, there were different windows for registering depending on the nationality or ethnicity of the potential poster (i.e. a different one for "Foreigners" (外国の方) and Japanese). The bulk of the newspaper's revenue came from advertisements by its corporate sponsor. Due a lack of revenue, the newspaper ceased publication at the end of March 2010. In May of the s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nobuhide Minorikawa
is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Ōmagari, Akita, he attended Keio University and received a master's degree from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manha ... in the United States. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003 as an independent and joined the LDP in the following year. References * External links Official websitein Japanese. 1964 births Living people Politicians from Akita Prefecture Keio University alumni School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University alumni Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Libera ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kazuyoshi Akaba
is a Japanese politician who served as the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism from September 2019 to October 2021. He is also a member of the House of Representatives, representing the Hyogo 2nd district since 2012. A member of the Komeito Party , formerly New Komeito and abbreviated NKP, is a conservative political party in Japan founded by lay members of the Buddhist Japanese new religious movement Soka Gakkai in 1964. Since 2012, it has served in government as the junior coaliti ..., he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993. He served as a representative until 2009, ending when he lost his re-election bid. In 2012, he ran again and successfully won back the seat. References * External links * Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Keio University alumni Politicians from Tokyo Living people 1958 births New Komeito politicians 21st-century Japanese politicians Ministers of Land, Infra ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Midori Matsushima
is a Japanese politician. Her official name is . Overview She is a politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) representing Tokyo's 14th district. A native of Hyogo Prefecture and graduate of the University of Tokyo, she worked at the national newspaper Asahi Shimbun is one of the four largest newspapers in Japan. Founded in 1879, it is also one of the oldest newspapers in Japan and Asia, and is considered a newspaper of record for Japan. Its circulation, which was 4.57 million for its morning edition an ... from 1980 to 1995. She was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000 after an unsuccessful run in 1996. References * External links * in Japanese 1956 births Female members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians Living people Members of the House of Representatives from Tokyo University of Tok ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ministry Of Economy, Trade And Industry
The or METI, is a ministry of the Government of Japan. It was created by the 2001 Central Government Reform when the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) merged with agencies from other ministries related to economic activities, such as the Economic Planning Agency. METI has jurisdiction over a broad policy area, containing Japan's industrial/trade policies, energy security, control of arms exports, "Cool Japan", etc. The Ministry has its headquarters in Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo. Its current head is Yasutoshi Nishimura, who was appointed minister by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in August 2022. Overview The mission stipulated in Article 3 of the Act for the Establishment of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Act No. 99 of 1999) is to "enhance the economic vitality of the private sector and develop economic and industrial development centered on the smooth development of foreign economic relations, as well as the stable and efficient deve ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Isao Matsumiya
Isao Matsumiya is a Japanese politician. He attended the University of Tokyo. Matsumiya served as a member of the House of Representatives of Japan from 2000 to 2012. He was succeeded by Tomomi Inada for the 1st Fukui Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Fukui Prefecture has a population of 778,943 (1 June 2017) and has a geographic area of 4,190 km2 (1,617 sq mi). Fukui Prefecture borders Ishikawa Prefecture to the north, Gif ... office in 2005. References Living people People from Sabae, Fukui Year of birth missing (living people) Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians Democratic Party of Japan politicians 21st-century Japanese politicians University of Tokyo alumni {{Japan-politician-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yōsuke Kondō
is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). Kondō, the son of former Minister of Labor Tetsuo Kondo, was born in Washington, D.C., but grew up in Yamagata Prefecture. A graduate Keio University, he joined the national newspaper Nihon Keizai Shimbun ''The Nikkei'', also known as , is the flagship publication of Nikkei, Inc. (based in Tokyo) and the world's largest financial newspaper, with a daily circulation exceeding 1.73 million copies. The Nikkei 225, a stock market index for the Tok ... in 1988, which he left in 1999. He was elected for the first time in 2003 after an unsuccessful run in 2000. References * External links * in Japanese. , - 1965 births Living people Politicians from Washington, D.C. People from Yamagata Prefecture Keio University alumni Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Democratic Party of Japan politicians 21st-century ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wataru Ito
is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Nagoya, Aichi, he attended Osaka University as both undergraduate and graduate students. After working at JR Central is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu (Nagoya) region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and in Japanese as JR Tōkai ( ja, JR東海, links=no). ''Tōkai'' is a reference to the geographical ... from 1994 to 2005, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005. References * External links * in Japanese. 1969 births Living people People from Nagoya Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) New Komeito politicians Osaka University alumni 21st-century Japanese politicians {{Japan-politician-1960s-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kenta Matsunami
is a Japanese politician of the Initiatives from Osaka party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Izumisano, Osaka and graduate of Waseda University, he joined Sankei Shimbun The (short for ) is a daily newspaper in Japan published by the It has the seventh-highest circulation for regional newspapers in Japan. Among Japanese newspapers, the circulation is second only to ''Yomiuri Shimbun'', Seikyo Shimbun, ''As ... in 1997. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2002 for the Liberal Democratic Party in a by-election. After losing his seat in 2003, he was re-elected in 2005. References * External links * in Japanese. , - Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Waseda University alumni People from Izumisano Living people 1971 births Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians Nippon Ishin no Kai politicians 21st-century Japanese politicia ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hirokazu Matsuno
is a Japanese politician who currently serves as the Chief Cabinet Secretary since October 2021. He is serving in the House of Representatives as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. Career A native of Kisarazu, Chiba and graduate of Waseda University, Matsuno originally wanted to work in the film industry but instead took a job in advertising at Lion Corporation. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000 after an unsuccessful run in 1996. In the August 3, 2016 reshuffle, Matsuno joined the Shinzō Abe cabinet as Minister of education. Matsuno became the Chief Cabinet Secretary in the Cabinet of Japan under Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. Controversy Affiliated to the openly revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi, along with most members of the Abe cabinet, Matsuno denies the existence of the Imperial Japan sex slavery system known under the euphemism 'Comfort women', and in 2014 demanded the revision of the Kono and Murayama statements, con ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |