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Seishi Baba
Seishi Baba (born November 30, 1964) is a Japanese politician who is a member of the House of Councillors of Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea .... Career He was elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2019. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Baba, Seishi Living people Members of the House of Councillors (Japan) 1964 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Councillors
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] |
Kumamoto At-large District
Kumamoto at-large district is a constituency in the House of Councillors of Japan, the upper house of the Diet of Japan (national legislature). It elects two members to the House of Councillors, one per election. The district, like many other 2-seat, rural prefectures, is an LDP stronghold, having not elected an opposition member since 1998. The representatives are: * Seishi Baba, first elected in 2013. Term ends in 2025. Member of the Liberal Democratic Party. * Yoshifumi Matsumura is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A graduate of Senshu University Senshu University (専修大学, ''Senshū Daigaku''), generally referred to a ..., first elected in 2004. Term ends in 2022. Member of the Liberal Democratic Party. The district has an electorate of 1,465,399 as of May 2021. References Districts of the House of Councillors (Japan) Politics of Kumamoto Prefecture {{Ku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobuo Matsuno
is a former Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, who served as a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo The University of Tokyo (, abbreviated as in Japanese and UTokyo in English) is a public research university in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1877 as the nation's first modern university by the merger of several pre-westernisation era ins ..., he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003 after an unsuccessful run in 2000. After losing the seat in 2005, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007. References * External links * Members of the House of Councillors (Japan) 20th-century Japanese lawyers University of Tokyo alumni 1951 births Living people Democratic Party of Japan politicians Politicians from Tokyo Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2003–2005 {{Japan-politician-19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumamoto Prefectural Assembly
is the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 738,907 and a population density of 1,893 people per km2. The total area is 390.32 km2. had a population of 1,461,000, as of the 2000 census. , Kumamoto Metropolitan Employment Area has a GDP of US$39.8 billion. It is not considered part of the Fukuoka–Kitakyushu metropolitan area, despite their shared border. The city was designated on April 1, 2012, by government ordinance. History Early modern period Shokuhō period Katō Kiyomasa, a contemporary of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, was made ''daimyō'' of half of the (old) administrative region of Higo in 1588. Afterwards, Kiyomasa built Kumamoto Castle. Due to its many innovative defensive designs, Kumamoto Castle was considered impenetrable, and Kiyomasa enjoyed a reputation as one of the finest castle-builders in Japanese history. Edo period After Kiyomasa died in 1611, his son, Tadahiro, succeeded him. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
