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Susumu Yanase
is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan, Diet (national legislature). Early life Yanase is a native of Utsunomiya, Tochigi and a graduate of Tohoku University, before his election to the Tochigi Prefectural Assembly, he worked for the government of Tochigi Prefecture. Political career Yanase was elected to the Tochigi Prefectural Assembly for the first time in 1984. In 1990 he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time, but then lost the seat in 1996. In 1998 he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time, serving until 2010. References * External links * in Japanese. Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Members of the House of Councillors (Japan) Tohoku University alumni 1950 births Living people People from Utsunomiya, Tochigi Democratic Party of Japan politicians {{Japan-politician-1950s-stub ... [...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] |
Utsunomiya, Tochigi
is the capital and largest city of Tochigi Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 513,584, and a population density of . The total area of the city is . Utsunomiya is famous for its ''gyoza'' (pan fried dumplings). There are more than two hundred ''gyoza'' restaurants in Utsunomiya. had a population of 888,005 in the 2000 census. The nearby city of Oyama, Tochigi, Oyama is included in Greater Tokyo, but Greater Utsunomiya is not, despite the two areas amalgamating somewhat. It is the 10th most populated city in the Kantō region. Geography Utsunomiya is located in south-central Tochigi Prefecture in the northern Kantō plains. It is approximately north of Tokyo. The historic town of Nikkō, Tochigi, Nikkō is approximately northwest of Utsunomiya. The average elevation of the city is . Surrounding municipalities Tochigi Prefecture * Kaminokawa, Tochigi, Kaminokawa * Kanuma, Tochigi, Kanuma * Mibu, Tochigi, Mibu * Mooka, T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susumu Hasumi
Susumu is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *Susumu Akagi (born 1972) Japanese voice actor *Susumu Aoyagi (青柳 進, born 1968), Japanese baseball player *Susumu Chiba (born 1970), Japanese voice actor *, Japanese bobsledder *Susumu Fujita (1912–1991), Japanese actor * Susumu Fukui (born 1947), Japanese Go player *Susumu Hani (born 1928), Japanese film director *, Japanese ice hockey player *Susumu Hirasawa (born 1954), Japanese progressive-electronic artist *Susumu Ishii (1924–1991), Japanese criminal *, Japanese urologist *Susumu Kajiyama (born around 1950), Japanese criminal *Susumu Katsumata (other), multiple people *Susumu Kitagawa (born 1951), Japanese chemist *, Japanese sport shooter *Susumu Kuno (born 1933), Japanese linguist and author *Susumu Kurobe (born 1939), Japanese actor * Susumu Matsushima (born 1913), Japanese photographer *Susumu Matsushita (born 1950), Japanese manga artist. *Susumu Mochizuki (born 1978), Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamoru Kobayashi
Mamoru Kobayashi ( ''Kobayashi Mamoru''; 26 October 1944 – 17 January 2023) was a Japanese politician. A member of the Japan Socialist Party, he served in the 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 1990 to 2003. Kobayashi died in Kanuma on 17 January 2023, at the age of 78. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kobayashi, Mamoru 1944 births 2023 deaths Japan Socialist Party politicians Social Democratic Party (Japan) politicians People from Kanuma, Tochigi Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2000–2003 Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 1990–1993 Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 1993–1996 Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 1996–2000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seiichi Inaba
Seiichi (written: , , , , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese karateka *, Japanese cult member *, Japanese politician *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese philosopher *, Japanese art director *, Japanese karateka *, Japanese video game designer *, Imperial Japanese Navy admiral *, Japanese academic, historian and writer *, Japanese golfer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese general *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese inventor *, Japanese writer *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese poet and painter *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese sport wrestler *, Japanese politician *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese baseball player and soldier *, Japanese aikidoka *, Japanese philologist *, Japanese figure skater *, Japanese politician *, Japanese handball player *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese actor *, American musician *, Japanese educator *, Japanese scientist *, Japanese baseball pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hajime Funada
is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), Liberal Democratic Party, who serve as a member of the House of Representatives (Japan), House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan, Diet (national legislature) and a former Minister of Economic Planning. A native of Utsunomiya, Utsunomiya, Tochigi he attended Keio University both as undergraduate and graduate. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1979. Family *Motoda Hajime (his great-grandfather) *Naka Funada (his grandfather) *Kyoji Funada (his great-uncle) *Sensuke Fujieda (his great-uncle) *Yuzuru Funada (his father) *Kei Funada (his wife) Political positions *parliamentary vice-minister of education *parliamentary vice-minister of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications *Director General of the Economic Planning Agency *Acting Chairman, Headquarters for the Promotion of Revision to the Constitution Political affiliations Funada is affiliated to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michio Watanabe
was a Japanese political figure. He was born in Ōtawara, Tochigi and graduated from the Tokyo College of Commerce (now Hitotsubashi University) in 1942. He worked as a reporter for the ''Yomiuri Shimbun'', a certified tax accountant, and a member of Tochigi prefectural assembly before serving as a member of House of Representatives of Japan. Political career Watanabe was a member of ''Seiran-kai'', a conservative faction within the LDP, from 1973 to 1976. He later served as Health Minister from 1976 to 1977, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry from 1978 to 1979, and Minister of Finance from 1980 to 1982. He served as Deputy Prime Minister of Japan and Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1991 to 1993, and made unsuccessful bids for the presidency of the Liberal Democratic Party in 1991 and 1993. He gained some international notoriety for stating in 1988 that African Americans had "no qualms about not paying their bills," and for stating in 1995 that the Japanese annexation of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michiko Ueno
is a Japanese politician. She is a member of the House of Councillors, the upper house of the National Diet of Japan. She was first elected to the House of Councillors in 2010 and was re-elected in 2016. Prior to that, she was a member of the Tochigi Prefectural Assembly from 2003 to 2010. She belongs to the Liberal Democratic Party. Ueno is affiliated to the revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi is Japan's largest ultraconservative and ultranationalist far-right non-governmental organisation and lobbying group. It was established in 1997 and has approximately 38,000 to 40,000 members as of 2020. The group has significant influence i ...."日本会議と神社本庁" ("Japan Conference and the Association of Shinto shrines") Muneo Narusawa 2016/06/28。 References External links * 1958 births Women members of the House of Councillors (Japan) Members of Nippon Kaigi Members of the House of Councillors (Japan) Living people Politicians from Tochigi Prefecture {{Jap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tochigi's At-large District (House Of Councillors)
is a multi-member district of the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan (national legislature). It consists of Tochigi Prefecture and elects two Councillors, one per election. Between 1947 and 2007 Tochigi was represented by four councillors, elected two at a time by single non-transferable vote. Like many two-member districts Tochigi often split seats between the two major postwar parties: the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the Japan Socialist Party (JSP). In the 1965 election, left-wing Socialist incumbent Takeshi Tokano finished only third behind two LDP candidates while another Socialist candidate, Takashi Hagiwara, received almost as many votes as Tokano. In 1968, the LDP could repeat this success against incumbent Socialist Seiichi Inaba who finished only fourth behind Tokano, this time running as an independent. In the following election of 1971 Tokano returned as a Socialist candidate to his seat with the highest vote; and Seiichi Inaba became a Socialist Member o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
