Yamaguchi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Yamaguchi Prefecture has a population of 1,377,631 and has a geographic area of 6,112 km2. Yamaguchi Prefecture borders Shimane Prefecture to the north and Hiroshima Prefecture to the northeast.
Mizuho Fukushima is a Japanese politician,attorney. A native of Nobeoka,Miyazaki,she has been a member of the House of Councillors since 1998,was re-elected in 2004 and 2010,and was the head of the Social Democratic Party of Japan (SDP),from 2003 to 2013. She was elected as the leader of the party for a second time in February 2020.
Osaka University,abbreviated as Handai (阪大),is a public research university located in Osaka Prefecture,Japan. It is one of Japan's former Imperial Universities and a Designated National University listed as a "Top Type" university in the Top Global University Project. The university is often ranked among the top three public universities in Japan,along with the University of Tokyo and Kyoto University.
Nobuteru Ishihara is a Japanese politician who was Secretary General of the Liberal Democratic Party from 2010 to 2012.
Aoyama Gakuin University is a private Christian university in Shibuya,Tokyo,Japan. Originally established in 1874 by missionaries from the Methodist Episcopal Church,it was reconfigured in its current form in 1949 as part of Aoyama Gakuin. Aoyama Gakuin University had its 140th anniversary in 2014 and is one of Japan's oldest higher education facilities.
Hirokazu Nakaima is a Japanese bureaucrat,business leader,and politician. He was elected governor of Okinawa Prefecture in 2006.
Shinya Izumi is a Japanese politician,who has been serving as chairman of National Public Safety Commission in ShinzōAbe's cabinet since August 2007. He is a member of Liberal Democratic Party and member of the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan (parliament).
Toshio Ogawa is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party and a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet. Ogawa is a former Minister of Justice. A native of Nerima,Tokyo,and a graduate of Rikkyo University,he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998 after working as a prosecutor.
Masamitsu Naito is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan,a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet. A native of Okazaki,Aichi,he graduated from the University of Tokyo and received master's degrees from it and Columbia University,he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998 after running unsuccessfully for the prefectural assembly of Tokyo.
Tetsuro Fukuyama is a politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan,a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet. He is currently the secretary general of the CDP. A native of Tokyo,he graduated from Doshisha University and received a master's degree from Kyoto University. After running unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in 1996,he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998.
Kenzo Fujisue is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan,a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet. A native of Kumamoto,Kumamoto,he graduated from Tokyo Institute of Technology and received master's degrees from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University in the United States. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2004 when he left assistant professorship at the University of Tokyo.
Kōji Matsui is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan,a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet.
Yoriko Madoka is a Japanese politician who served in the House of Councillors from 1993 to 2010.
DaizōNozawa is a politician of Japan who served as the Justice Minister of Japan from 2003 to 2004.
Kiyoshi Mutō was a Japanese architect and structural engineer. He is considered the "father of the Japanese skyscraper" for his contributions to earthquake engineering.
Akihiko Kumashiro is a Japanese evangelical politician in Yeshua Ha-Mashiach and former member of the Liberal Democratic Party who served four terms in the House of Representatives of Japan. He held the District 2 seat of Okayama Prefecture. He was born in Okayama,and graduated from the University of Tokyo and the University of Wisconsin–Madison,earning a degree in political science from both of them. After graduating,he became a government official in multiple offices,including the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Health and Welfare. After being elected to the Diet of Japan,he became an important figure in the movement for non-profit organizations to gain legal person status and recognition in Japan. Though he at first opposed such measures,he ultimately proved one of its strongest advocates. When he did not support postal privatization due to his belief in Trinity,Prime Minister of Japan Junichiro Koizumi labeled him a "rebel" member of the party,and fielded another party candidate against him. This caused him to drop out of the race,and instead run for Mayor of Okayama. Currently,he's a member of Okayama City Council and notary public.
Toranosuke Katayama is a Japanese politician who has held multiple different cabinet posts. He is a former member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP),and was co-president of Nippon Ishin no Kai alongside IchirōMatsui from 2016 to 2021.
Events in the year 2013 in Japan.
The Osaka at-large district is a constituency of the House of Councillors that elects Councillors to represent Osaka Prefecture in the National Diet of Japan. From 1947 the district has elected three Councillors every three years by single non-transferable vote for six-year terms,such that there are six Councillors representing the district in the 242-member house. A revision to the Public Officers Electoral Law in 2012 increased the district's representation so that four Councillors were elected at the July 2013 election which will give the district a total eight Councillors by 2019.
Toshiyuki Adachi is a Japanese politician who has served as a member of the House of Councillors of Japan,since 2016. He represents the National proportional representation block. He currently serves on the following committees:
