Shinsuke Suematsu is a Japanese politician who serves as a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan. He has represented the Hyogo at-large district as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party since 2004. He served as Minister of Education,Culture,Sports,Science and Technology from 2021 to 2022.
Hyogo is one of nine wards of Kobe,Japan. It has an area of 14.56 km2 and a population of 106,322.
Nada Station is a passenger railway station located in Nada-ku,Kobe,Hyōgo Prefecture,Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company.
Yasuhiro Tsuji is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan,who served two terms in the House of Councillors in the National Diet,representing the Hyogo at-large district. A native of Kobe,Hyogo,he graduated from the University of Tokyo and studied at the Johns Hopkins University. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2001 after making three unsuccessful runs for the House of Representatives in 1986,1990 and 2000. He sought a third term at the July 2013 election but was defeated by Japan Restoration Party candidate Takayuki Shimizu.
Deyashiki Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Amagasaki Hyōgo Prefecture,Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hanshin Electric Railway.
Naruo - Mukogawajoshidai-Mae Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Amagasaki Hyōgo Prefecture,Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hanshin Electric Railway. In the official indication,the punctuation after Naruo (鳴尾) is a centered dot.
Fukuoka at-large district is a constituency of the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan. It consists of the entire prefecture of Fukuoka and is represented by four Councillors electing two per election by single non-transferable vote.
Hyogo 11th district is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. It is located in Southwestern Hyōgo and is based on the 1995 borders of the city of Himeji;the former towns of Ieshima,Yumesaki,Kōdera and Yasutomi that merged into Himeji in 2006 are part of the 12th district. As of September 2015,387,509 eligible voters were registered in the district.
House of Councillors elections were held in Japan on Sunday 10 July 2016 to elect 121 of the 242 members of the House of Councillors,the upper house of the National Diet,for a term of six years. As a result of the election,the Liberal Democratic Party–Komeito coalition gained ten seats for a total of 145,the largest coalition achieved since the size of the house was set at 242 seats.
The Japan Innovation Party is a conservative,libertarian and right-wing populist political party in Japan. Formed as Initiatives from Osaka in October 2015 from a split in the old Japan Innovation Party,the party became the third-biggest opposition party in the National Diet following the July 2016 House of Councillors election.
Hyogo 2nd district,also referred to as Hyōgo ni-ku (兵庫2区),is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan located in southwestern Hyogo Prefecture. The district consists of the Hyōgo,Kita and Nagata wards of Kobe and,after redistricting in 2017,a part of Nishinomiya. As of September 2015,357,643 eligible voters were registered in the district. It is one of the 48 districts in the Kansai region that form the Kinki proportional representation block.
The Hyogo at-large district is a constituency that represents Hyogo Prefecture in the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan. It currently has five Councillors in the 242-member house,but this representation will increase to six by July 2019.
Hyogo 1st district,also referred to as Hyogo No.1 district and Hyōgo ichi-ku (兵庫1区) in Japanese,is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the national Diet of Japan. It is located in southwestern Hyogo Prefecture and consists of the Chūō,Nada and Higashinada wards of Kobe. As of September 2015,378,434 eligible voters were registered in the district. It is one of the 48 districts in the Kansai region that form the Kinki proportional representation block.
Hyogo 1st district was a multi-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. It represented the city of Kobe from its establishment in 1947 until it was abolished as part of the electoral reform of 1994. Following the district's dissolution,Kobe is now represented by the single-member Hyogo 1st,2nd and 3rd districts,while the Kita ward of the city forms part of the current Hyogo 4th district.
The Hyogo Prefectural Assembly is the prefectural parliament of Hyogo Prefecture.
The 2015 Hyōgo prefectural election was an election for the Hyogo Prefectural Assembly held on 12 April 2015 as part of the 2015 unified local elections in Japan. The election saw the number of assembly members reduced from 89 to 87 and the number of electoral districts reduced from 41 to 40. Voting was held in 23 districts and representatives for the remaining 17 districts were elected unopposed. The election was held in the wake of the political expenses scandal that was exposed in July 2014 involving multiple assembly members and was notable for former assemblyman Ryutaro Nonomura's outburst of uncontrolled sobbing at a news conference.
The Miyagi at-large district is a multi-member constituency that represents Miyagi Prefecture in the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan. It currently has two Councillors in the 242-member house,but this representation will decrease to two at the next election,to be held by July 2019.
The Fukushima at-large district is a constituency that represents Fukushima Prefecture in the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan. It currently has three Councillors in the 242-member house.
Mineo Kaneda is a politician from Kobe,Hyogo Prefecture,Japan who represents the Japanese Communist Party. He has served one term in the Hyogo Prefectural Assembly and contested several local and national elections.
Takayuki Shimizu is a Japanese television announcer and politician of the Initiatives from Osaka party. He is serving his first term as a member of the House of Councillors in the National Diet,representing the Hyogo at-large district.
