Knock Yokoyama | |
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| 横山 ノック | |
| Governor of Osaka Prefecture | |
| In office 23 April 1995 –22 December 1999 |
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| Academics | |
Knock Yokoyama | |
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| 横山 ノック | |
| Governor of Osaka Prefecture | |
| In office 23 April 1995 –22 December 1999 |
| International | |
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| National | |
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The Japanese political process has two types of elections.
Taku Yamasaki is a Japanese politician who served in the House of Representatives from 1972 to 2003 and from 2005 to 2009. He directed the Director General of the Japan Defense Agency for two months in 1989, and served as Minister of Construction from 1991 to 1992. He was a prominent faction leader in the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) during the late 1990s and early 2000s, and served as its Secretary-General and Vice President under Prime Minister Jun'ichirō Koizumi.
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Events in the year 2004 in Japan.
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Events in the year 2010 in Japan.
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Events in the year 2012 in Japan.
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