The politics of Japan are conducted in a framework of a multi-party bicameral parliamentary representative democratic constitutional monarchy in which the Emperor is the Head of State and the Prime Minister is the Head of Government and the Head of the Cabinet, which directs the executive branch.
Masayoshi Ōhira was a Japanese politician who was Prime Minister of Japan from 1978 to 1980. Ōhira's time in office was cut short when he died in office; he remains the most recent Japanese Prime Minister to die in office.
Zenkō Suzuki was a Japanese politician who was Prime Minister of Japan from 1980 to 1982.
The House of Representatives is the lower house of the National Diet of Japan. The House of Councillors is the upper house.
The Cabinet of Japan is the executive branch of the government of Japan. It consists of the Prime Minister, who is appointed by the Emperor after being designated by the National Diet, and up to nineteen other members, called Ministers of State. The Prime Minister is designated by the Diet, and the remaining ministers are appointed and dismissed by the Prime Minister. The Cabinet is collectively responsible to the Diet and must resign if a motion of no confidence is adopted by the Diet.
Yoshinobu is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
Yoshinobu Shimamura is a Japanese politician.
The Tokugawa clan is a Japanese dynasty that was formerly a powerful daimyō family. They nominally descended from Emperor Seiwa (850–880) and were a branch of the Minamoto clan through the Matsudaira clan. The early history of this clan remains a mystery. Members of the clan ruled Japan as shōguns from 1603 to 1867.
Takeda Nobushige was a samurai of Japan's Sengoku period, and younger brother of Takeda Shingen. Takeda Nobushige held the favor of their father, and was meant to inherit the Takeda lands, wealth and power, becoming head of the clan. However, Shingen rebelled against their father and seized the lands and power for himself.
Tokyo Big6 Baseball League is an intercollegiate baseball league that features six prominent universities in the Tokyo area. Before the 1936 establishment of the Japanese Baseball League and subsequent growth of Nippon Professional Baseball, the Big6 League was widely considered the highest level of baseball in Japan.
Ebara Soroku was a samurai of the late Edo period who went on to become an educator and politician in the Meiji era.
General elections were held in Japan on 22 June 1980. They were the result of a vote of no confidence brought by the Japan Socialist Party (JSP) on 16 May regarding corruption and rises in public utility charges as reasons for the House of Representatives of Japan to withdraw its backing from the government.
Tetsuya Shiokawa is a Japanese politician and member of the House of Representatives for the Japanese Communist Party. He is against the consumption tax, saying that it is unfair for small businesses.
Yoshinobu Takahashi is a former Japanese professional baseball player and manager. He spent his entire playing career with the Yomiuri Giants and served as the team's manager for three seasons. He graduated from Keio University.
Naokazu Takemoto is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.
Koichi Yamamoto is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet.
Akiko Santō is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet.
Yoshinobu Miyake is a Japanese Shinto priest and scholar. Rev. Miyake was appointed the Superior General of Konko Church of Izuo in 2006 and appointed Chair of the Board of International Shinto Studies Association in 2013.
The Democratic Party, abbreviated as DP, was a political party in Japan. It was the largest opposition political party in Japan from 2016 until its marginalization in the House of Representatives in 2017. The party was founded on 27 March 2016 from the merger of the Democratic Party of Japan and the Japan Innovation Party. The majority of the party split on 28 September 2017, before the 2017 general election, with many its members contesting the election as candidates for the Party of Hope, Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan or as party members without nomination. On 7 May 2018 the DP merged with the Party of Hope to form the Democratic Party for the People.
"Hitomi Tojite (瞳閉じて)" is the 36th single by Zard and released 9 July 2003 under B-Gram Records label. The single debuted at #4 rank first week. It charted for 7 weeks and sold over 44,000 copies.
