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Obuchi Cabinet
The Obuchi Cabinet governed Japan from July 1998 to April 2000 under the leadership of Prime Minister Keizō Obuchi, who took office after winning the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), Liberal Democratic Party leadership. Initially a continued LDP single-party government without legislative majority in parliament on its own after the 1998 election, it expanded to become a coalition involving first the Liberal Party (Japan, 1998), Liberal Party and then the New Komeito over the course of its term. The government focused on economic revival, with former Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa recalled to the position of Finance Minister, and introduced policies designed to stimulate the economy through tax cuts and public spending increases. Obuchi reshuffled his cabinet twice, firstly in January 1999 after having negotiated a coalition agreement with the Liberal Party. This did not bring about any major change in personnel other than to bring Liberal Takeshi Noda into government as Home Mini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keizō Obuchi Cabinet 19980730
Keizō, Keizo or Keizou (written: , , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name which can refer to: *, pseudonym Gakken, Japanese dermatologist and urologist * Keizo Fukuda (born 1974), Japanese musician, member of Hifana *, Japanese triple jumper *, Japanese civil servant and general officer *, Japanese author *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese actor *, Japanese photographer *, Imperial Japanese Navy admiral *, Japanese animation director *, Japanese skier *, Japanese singer-songwriter and composer *, Japanese politician and Prime Minister of Japan *, Japanese Go player *, Japanese politician *, Japanese long-distance runner {{DEFAULTSORT:Keizo Japanese masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Komeito
, formerly New Komeito (NKP) and commonly referred to as simply Komei, is a political party in Japan founded by the leader of Soka Gakkai, Daisaku Ikeda, in 1964. It is generally considered centrist and socially conservative. Since 2012, it has served in government as the junior coalition partner of the nationalist and conservative governments led by the Liberal Democratic Party. Tetsuo Saito has been the president of the party since 9 November 2024. Komeito currently has 24 elected Deputies in the Japanese House of Representatives. History Opposition before 1993 Komeito began as the Political Federation for Clean Government in 1961, but held its inaugural convention as Komeito on 17 November 1964. The three characters 公明党 have the approximate meanings of "public/government" (公 kō), "light/brightness" (明 mei), and "political party" (党 tō). The combination "kōmei" (公明) is usually taken to mean "justice". Komeito's predecessor party, Kōmeitō, was formed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Of Foreign Affairs (Japan)
The is a member of the cabinet of Japan and is the leader and chief executive officer, chief executive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan), Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The minister is responsible for implementing Japan's foreign policy and is also a statutory member of the National Security Council (Japan), National Security Council. The minister is nominated by the Prime Minister of Japan, prime minister and is appointed by the emperor of Japan. Since the end of the Occupation of Japan, allied occupation of Japan, the position has been one of the most powerful in the Cabinet of Japan, cabinet, as Japan's economic interests have long relied on foreign relations. The recent efforts of former Prime Minister of Japan, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Shinzo Abe to establish a more interventionism (politics), interventionist foreign policy have also heightened the importance of the position. The current minister for foreign affairs is Takeshi Iwaya, who took office on Oc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shozaburo Nakamura
was a Japanese business leader and politician. He served in the House of Representatives of Japan and was the Minister of Justice from 1998 to 1999. Early life and career Shozaburo Nakamura was born in 1934. He was a business leader. He served in the lower house of the Japanese Diet. He also held the positions of state minister for the environment agency and parliamentary vice-minister for finance. Nakamura was appointed Justice Minister in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi on 30 July 1998. Nakamura replaced Kokichi Shimoinaba as Justice Minister. Nakamura's term ended on 8 March 1999 when he resigned from office over the controversy sparked when Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (born July30, 1947) is an Austrian and American actor, businessman, former politician, and former professional bodybuilder, known for his roles in high-profile action films. Governorship of Arnold Schwarzenegger, ... was allowed to enter Japan without a passpor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Of Justice (Japan)
The is a member of the Cabinet of Japan and is the leader and chief executive of the Ministry of Justice (Japan), Ministry of Justice. The minister is nominated by the Prime Minister of Japan and is appointed by the Emperor of Japan. The current minister is Keisuke Suzuki, who took office on 11 November 2024. Organization and authority On 1 August 1952, the Attorney General's Office became the Ministry of Justice, headed by a Minister of Justice rather than an attorney general. By law, the Minister of Justice is authorized to order Execution warrant, executions of any inmate on death row at anytime, making the position highly influential. The Minister is also authorized to deport or grant any foreigner residential or permanent visas. List of ministers of justice 1952–2000 2001–present References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Politician
An independent politician or non-affiliated politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or Bureaucracy, bureaucratic association. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent. Some politicians have political views that do not align with the platforms of any political party and therefore they choose not to affiliate with them. Some independent politicians may be associated with a party, perhaps as former members of it or else have views that align with it, but choose not to stand in its name, or are unable to do so because the party in question has selected another candidate. Others may belong to or support a political party at the national level but believe they should not formally represent it (and thus be subject to its policies) at another level. In some cases, a politician may be a member of an unregistered party and therefore officially recognised as an independent. Officeholders may become independents after losing or r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constitution Of Japan
The Constitution of Japan is the supreme law of Japan. Written primarily by American civilian officials during the occupation of Japan after World War II, it was adopted on 3 November 1946 and came into effect on 3 May 1947, succeeding the Meiji Constitution of 1889. The constitution consists of a preamble and 103 articles grouped into 11 chapters. It is based on the principles of popular sovereignty, with the Emperor of Japan as the symbol of the state; pacifism and the renunciation of war; and Individual and group rights, individual rights. Upon the surrender of Japan at the end of the war in 1945, Japan was occupied and U.S. General Douglas MacArthur, the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, directed Prime Minister Kijūrō Shidehara to draft a new constitution. Shidehara created a committee of Japanese scholars for the task, but MacArthur reversed course in February 1946 and presented a draft created under his own supervision, which was reviewed and modified by the schol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Councillors (Japan)
The is the upper house of the National Diet of Japan. The House of Representatives (Japan), House of Representatives is the lower house. The House of Councillors is the successor to the pre-war House of Peers (Japan), House of Peers. If the two houses disagree on matters of the budget, treaties, or the nomination of the prime minister, the House of Representatives can insist on its decision. In other decisions, the House of Representatives can override a vote of the House of Councillors only by a two-thirds majority of members present. The House of Councillors has 248 members who each serve six-year terms, two years longer than those of the House of Representatives. Councillors must be at least 30 years old, compared with 25 years old in the House of Representatives. The House of Councillors cannot be dissolved, and terms are Staggered elections, staggered so that only half of its membership is up for election every three years. Of the 121 members subject to election each time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Representatives (Japan)
The is the lower house of the National Diet of Japan. The House of Councillors is the upper house. The composition of the House is established by and of the Constitution of Japan. The House of Representatives has 465 members, elected for a four-year term. Of these, 176 members are elected from 11 multi-member constituencies by a Party-list proportional representation, party-list system of proportional representation, and 289 are elected from single-member constituencies. The overall voting system used to elect the House of Representatives is a Parallel voting, parallel system, a form of semi-proportional representation. Under a parallel system, the allocation of list seats does not take into account the outcome in the single seat constituencies. Therefore, the overall allocation of seats in the House of Representatives is not proportional, to the advantage of larger parties. In contrast, in bodies such as the German ''Bundestag'' or the New Zealand Parliament the election of s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Japanese House Of Councillors Election
House of Councillors elections were held in Japan on 12 July 1998. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) under Ryūtarō Hashimoto had restored single-party government in 1996 and was now aiming to also regain clear control of the House of Councillors, in which it was several seats short of a majority. However, it lost 13 seats in the elections giving the opposition clear control and leading to prime minister Hashimoto announcing his resignation. Keizō Obuchi was elected LDP president on 24 July, defeating Seiroku Kajiyama and Junichirō Koizumi. On 30 July 1998 Obuchi was designated as prime minister by the Diet against the vote of the House of Councillors where DPJ president Naoto Kan defeated Obuchi by 142 votes to 103. Obuchi entered coalition negotiations in late 1998. In January 1999 the LDP entered a ruling coalition with Ichirō Ozawa's Liberal Party, bringing the government within few seats of a majority; in October 1999 New Komeito also entered the coalition, endin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshirō Mori
is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party from 2000 to 2001. He was unpopular in opinion polls during his time in office, and is known for making controversial statements, both during and after his premiership. Mori was born in present-day Nomi, Ishikawa, Japan, and worked as a journalist before entering politics. In 1969, Mori was elected in the lower house for the Ishikawa 2nd district. He served in government as education minister in 1983 and 1984, international trade and industry minister in 1992 and 1993, and construction minister in 1995 and 1996, and later became secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). After Keizō Obuchi suffered a stroke and cerebral hemorrhage on 2 April 2000 and was unable to continue in office, Mori became president of the LDP and prime minister days before Obuchi's death. The media coverage of Mori's term as prime minister was dominated by his gaffes and undip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
