Komeito,formerly New Komeito (NKP) and commonly referred to as simply Komei,is a political party in Japan founded by members of the Buddhist movement Soka Gakkai in 1964. It is generally considered centrist and conservative. Since 2012,it has served in government as the junior coalition partner of the nationalist and conservative governments led by the Liberal Democratic Party.
General elections were held in Japan on 25 June 2000 to elect the 480 members of the House of Representatives.
Daisaku Ikeda was a Japanese Buddhist leader,author,educator and businessman. He served as the third president and then honorary president of the Soka Gakkai,the largest of Japan's new religious movements. At this time,he became a controversial leader,in Japan and abroad.
The Kōmeitō,also known as the Kōmei Party and Clean Government Party (CGP),was a political party in Japan,initiated by Daisaku Ikeda,and described by various authors as the "political arm" of Soka Gakkai.
Yoshiki Okamoto,sometimes credited as Kihaji Okamoto,is a Japanese video game designer. He is credited with producing popular titles for Konami,including Gyruss and Time Pilot,and for Capcom,including 1942,Gun.Smoke,Final Fight and Street Fighter II. He later founded the companies Flagship and Game Republic,and then created the hit mobile games Dragon Hunter and Monster Strike for Mixi. He also played a role in the creation of Rockstar's Red Dead franchise. Several franchises he helped create are among the highest-grossing video game franchises of all time,including Street Fighter,Monster Strike and Red Dead.
The Minister of the Environment is a member of the Cabinet of Japan and is the leader and chief executive of the Ministry of the Environment. The minister is nominated by the Prime Minister of Japan and is appointed by the Emperor of Japan.
The Minister of Land,Infrastructure,Transport and Tourism is a member of the Cabinet of Japan and is the leader and chief executive of the Ministry of Land,Infrastructure,Transport and Tourism. The minister is also a statutory member of the National Security Council,and is nominated by the Prime Minister of Japan and is appointed by the Emperor of Japan.
Kazuo Kitagawa is a retired Japanese politician who served as the Minister of Land,Infrastructure and Transport in the Cabinet of Junichiro Koizumi.
Keiichi Ishii is a Japanese politician who served as the chief representative of Komeito in 2024. He previously served as secretary general of the party from 2020 and 2024,and as Minister of Land,Infrastructure,Transport and Tourism under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe from 2015 to 2019.
Akihiro Ota is a Japanese politician of the Komeito Party,currently serving his seventh term in the House of Representatives in the National Diet. Ota has represented three districts within the Tokyo metropolis since first entering the national Diet in 1993. He served as chief representative of the Komeito Party from 2006 until the general election in September 2009,at which time he lost his seat in the Diet. Upon his return to the House in December 2012,Ota was appointed as the Minister of Land,Infrastructure,Transport and Tourism,a post he held until October 2015.
Tetsuo Saito is a Japanese politician of the Komeito,a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. Saito is currently serving his fifth term in the Lower House by Chugoku proportional election and is the current Minister of Land,Infrastructure,Transport and Tourism.
Makoto Nishida is a Japanese politician who serves as secretary general of the Komeito since 2024. He has served as a member of the House of Councillors since 2004.
Natsuo Yamaguchi is a Japanese politician who served as the chief representative of Komeito from 2009 to 2024. He is a member of the House of Councillors since 2001 and previously served in the House of Representatives from 1990 to 1996.
Toshiko Hamayotsu(January 6,1945 - November 29,2020) was a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party who served as a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet from 1992 to 2010.
Okamoto is the 48th most common Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
The Minister of Education,Culture,Sports,Science and Technology is a member of the Cabinet of Japan and is the leader and chief executive of the Ministry of Education,Culture,Sports,Science and Technology. The minister is nominated by the Prime Minister of Japan and is appointed by the Emperor of Japan.
The Governor of Tokyo is the head of government of Tokyo.
General elections were held in Japan on 27 October 2024 due to the early dissolution of the House of Representatives,the lower house of the National Diet,by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. Voting took place in all constituencies,including proportional blocks,to elect all 465 members of the House of Representatives.
Tokyo's 12th district is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives,the lower house of the national Diet of Japan.
Tokyo 29th district is an electoral district of the Japanese House of Representatives. The district was created as part of the 2022 reapportionment that added five new districts to Tokyo. Mitsunari Okamoto,the incumbent of the 12th district and the policy chief of the Komeito party,became the first representative as a result of the 2024 general election.
