Tadamasa Kodaira (小平 忠正, Kodaira Tadamasa; born 18 March 1942) is a former Japanese politician of the Democratic Party…
Tadamasa Kodaira (小平 忠正, Kodaira Tadamasa; born 18 March 1942) is a former Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).
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Tsutomu Takebe (武部 勤, Takebe Tsutomu; born 1 May 1941 in Shari, Hokkaidō) is a Japanese politician who served as…
Tsutomu Takebe (武部 勤, Takebe Tsutomu; born 1 May 1941 in Shari, Hokkaidō) is a Japanese politician who served as secretary general of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party from 2004 to 2006. He was succeeded by Hidenao Nakagawa.
Takahiro Yokomichi (横路 孝弘, Yokomichi Takahiro; 3 January 1941 – 2 February 2023) was a Japanese politician who belonged…
Takahiro Yokomichi (横路 孝弘, Yokomichi Takahiro; 3 January 1941 – 2 February 2023) was a Japanese politician who belonged to the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) and was a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Sapporo, Hokkaidō, and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected to the first of his five terms in the House of Representatives in 1969 as a member of the Japan Socialist Party in the electoral district of his late father Setsuo. He left the House of Representatives and was elected to be the Governor of Hokkaidō. He served for three terms from 1983 to 1995. After finishing his term as governor, he left the Socialist Party, joining the DPJ. In 1996 he was re-elected to the House of Representatives. He was the leader of the most left-leaning faction in the DPJ. After the victory of 2009 elections, then-DPJ President Yukio Hatoyama named him as the next house speaker. In the 2012 general election Yokomichi lost his single-seat electorate but retained a seat in the Diet through the proportional representation system. He managed to regain his seat in the 2014 election and held it until he retired in 2017.
🎓 University of Tokyo🏫 Hokkaido Sapporo Nishi High School📅 Born January 3🎂 Born 1941📍 From Sapporo, Hokkaido💼 Politician・Legislator💼 Lawyer
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Ikuko Ishii (石井 郁子, Ishii Ikuko; born 10 October 1940) is a Japanese politician and member for the House of…
Ikuko Ishii (石井 郁子, Ishii Ikuko; born 10 October 1940) is a Japanese politician and member for the House of Representatives for the Japanese Communist Party. She was born in Hokkaido and studied there.
Chūichi Date (伊達 忠一, Date Chūichi; born January 20, 1939) is a Japanese retired politician of the Liberal Democratic…
Chūichi Date (伊達 忠一, Date Chūichi; born January 20, 1939) is a Japanese retired politician of the Liberal Democratic Party who served three terms in the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature) and also served as the LDP's National Diet Committee Chairman. A native of Ashibetsu, Hokkaido and high school graduate, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2001 after serving in the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly. He was a former President of the House of Councillors. After the assassination of Shinzo Abe in July 2022 he admitted that he had asked Abe for votes from the Unification Church (UC) in the 2016 Upper House election. According to Hokkaido Television Broadcasting reporting, Date has participated in at least three events sponsored by the UC and its front organisations, including an online event in August 2020, where he stated, "I believe that the spirit of coexistence, co-prosperity, and shared meaning, which leaders Moon and Han are preaching, is more desperately needed today than ever." Date testified that when he supported Yoshifumi Miyajima of the LDP, who ran for the House of Councillors in the 2016 national proportional election, he asked Shinzo Abe to provide votes supplied from the UC. He said that Abe agreed and Miyajima was elected for the first time, but that Abe refused to allow him to run for the Upper House this time, and Miyajima had to withdraw from the race. The UC support was instead distributed to Inoue Yoshiyuki.
Yoshio Nakagawa (中川 義雄, Nakagawa Yoshio; born 14 March 1938) is a Japanese politician of the Sunrise Party of Japan…
Yoshio Nakagawa (中川 義雄, Nakagawa Yoshio; born 14 March 1938) is a Japanese politician of the Sunrise Party of Japan, and a previous member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature).
🎓 Kanagawa University🏫 Obihiro Sanjo High School📅 Born March 14🎂 Born 1938📍 From Hiroo, Hokkaido💼 Politician・Legislator
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Tatsuya Hori (堀 達也, Hori Tatsuya; 22 November 1935 – 16 May 2026) was a Japanese politician. He was director of the…
Tatsuya Hori (堀 達也, Hori Tatsuya; 22 November 1935 – 16 May 2026) was a Japanese politician. He was director of the Hokkaidō-Kitami University. From 1995 he served as governor of Hokkaidō for two terms totalling eight years. He was chairman of the board of Sapporo University. Hori was an associate professor at Tokyo University of Agriculture.
🎓 Hokkaido University🏫 Engaru High School📅 Born November 22🎂 Born 1935📍 From 泊岸村, Hokkaido💼 Politician・Legislator💼 Civil Servant
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Yukio Koshimori (越森 幸夫, Koshimori Yukio; 10 December 1930 – 28 February 2005) was a Japanese politician. He was mayor…
Yukio Koshimori (越森 幸夫, Koshimori Yukio; 10 December 1930 – 28 February 2005) was a Japanese politician. He was mayor of Okushiri, Hokkaidō when Okushiri Island was hit by a devastating earthquake with tsunami that caused 201 deaths on 12 July 1993. Koshimori was elected to Okushiri's assembly in April 1959. He was elected mayor of Okushiri in 1975, and served for 22 consecutive years in spite of his arrest and conviction for bribery in 1984 of which he denied. In 2001, Koshimori was arrested and indicted for another act of bribery, for which he was forced to resign and succeeded by Tōru Gambara. The District Court of Sapporo ordered a two-year jail term for Koshimori, but the High Court granted him a suspended term with consideration for his illness in 2004. The following year, he died of liver cancer at age 74 in Hakodate, Hokkaidō.
🏫 Hakodate Technical High School📅 Born December 10🎂 Born 1930📍 From Okushiri, Hokkaido💼 Politician・Legislator
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Kōshirō Ishida (Japanese: 石田 幸四郎, Ishida Kōshirō; 22 August 1930 – 18 September 2006) was a Japanese politician who…
Kōshirō Ishida (Japanese: 石田 幸四郎, Ishida Kōshirō; 22 August 1930 – 18 September 2006) was a Japanese politician who served as the fifth chairman of Komeito from 1989 to 1994, and also served as the leader of the New Komei breakaway party for its brief history.
Shōichi Watanabe (Japanese: 渡辺省一) (April 21, 1930 – September 29, 2000) was a Japanese politician. He served in the…
Shōichi Watanabe (Japanese: 渡辺省一) (April 21, 1930 – September 29, 2000) was a Japanese politician. He served in the House of Representatives of Japan as part of the multi-member constituency Hokkaido's 4th district alongside Yukio Hatoyama and Tadamasa Kodaira. He was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan.
🎓 Chuo University🏫 Hokkaido Iwamizawa Higashi High School📅 Born April 21🎂 Born 1930📍 From Bibai, Hokkaido💼 Politician・Legislator
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Seiichi Ikehata (池端 清一, Ikehata Seiichi; August 20, 1929 – February 28, 2007) was a Japanese politician from Kushiro…
Seiichi Ikehata (池端 清一, Ikehata Seiichi; August 20, 1929 – February 28, 2007) was a Japanese politician from Kushiro, Hokkaido.
🎓 Waseda University🏫 Hirosaki Higher School📅 Born August 20🎂 Born 1929📍 From Muroran, Hokkaido💼 Politician・Legislator
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Hidenobu Takahide (高秀 秀信, Takahide Hidenobu; 18 August 1929 – 29 August 2002) was a Japanese bureaucrat and politician…
Hidenobu Takahide (高秀 秀信, Takahide Hidenobu; 18 August 1929 – 29 August 2002) was a Japanese bureaucrat and politician from Yūbari, Hokkaidō. After graduating from Hokkaido University, Takahide joined the Ministry of Construction in 1952 and was appointed as the ministry's administrative vice minister in June 1984. In March 1990, Takahide ran for the Yokohama mayoral election to succeed Michikazu Saigō, who died during his mayoralty the previous month. Backed by the Liberal Democratic Party, he was elected mayor and served for 12 years. He was installed president of Japan Association of City Mayors in June 2001. Takahide lost to Hiroshi Nakada in the mayoral election held on 31 March 2002, despite the backing from four major political parties, the local office of the Democratic Party of Japan, and industrial and labor organizations. Five months later, he died of esophageal hemorrhage at age 73.
🎓 Hokkaido University🏫 Yubari High School📅 Born August 18🎂 Born 1929📍 From Yūbari, Hokkaido💼 Politician・Legislator💼 Bureaucrat
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Kayano Shigeru (萱野 茂, Kayano Shigeru; 15 June 1926 – 6 May 2006) was a Japanese politician and a leading figure in the…
Kayano Shigeru (萱野 茂, Kayano Shigeru; 15 June 1926 – 6 May 2006) was a Japanese politician and a leading figure in the Ainu ethnic movement in Japan. He was one of the last speakers of the Ainu language.
Kozo Igarashi (五十嵐 広三, Igarashi Kōzō; 15 March 1926 – May 7, 2013) was a Japanese politician from Asahikawa, Hokkaido.…
Kozo Igarashi (五十嵐 広三, Igarashi Kōzō; 15 March 1926 – May 7, 2013) was a Japanese politician from Asahikawa, Hokkaido. He was the mayor of Asahikawa City from 1963 to 1974, member of the House of Representatives, construction minister in the Hosokawa Cabinet from 1993 to 1994, and chief Cabinet secretary in the government of Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama from 1994 to 1995. In 1975 and 1979, Igarashi ran for governor of Hokkaidō as a united front candidate (JSP, JCP, Kōmeitō), and lost both elections to incumbent Naohiro Dōgakinai.
Ichiro Nakagawa (中川 一郎, Nakagawa Ichirō; 9 March 1925 – 9 January 1983) was a Japanese politician from Hokkaidō. He was…
Ichiro Nakagawa (中川 一郎, Nakagawa Ichirō; 9 March 1925 – 9 January 1983) was a Japanese politician from Hokkaidō. He was a significant leader of the right wing of the Liberal Democratic Party.
Noboru Minowa (Japanese: 箕輪登, romanized: Minowa Noboru) (March 5, 1924 – May 14, 2006) was a member of the House of…
Noboru Minowa (Japanese: 箕輪登, romanized: Minowa Noboru) (March 5, 1924 – May 14, 2006) was a member of the House of Representatives of Japan from Hokkaido 1st district. He was from Otaru, Hokkaido, and a graduate of Hokkaido University.
Usaburō Chisaki III (Japanese: 地崎宇三郎 (三代); 1919–1987) was a Japanese politician. He was a member of the House of…
Usaburō Chisaki III (Japanese: 地崎宇三郎 (三代); 1919–1987) was a Japanese politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives of Japan from Hokkaido. He was the son of Usaburō Chisaki II.
🎓 Ritsumeikan University🏫 Hokkaido Otaru Choryo High School📅 Born July 21🎂 Born 1919📍 From Sapporo, Hokkaido💼 Politician・Legislator💼 Company President・Entrepreneur
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Torazō Shimamoto (Japanese: 島本虎三; 20 June 1914 – 10 November 1989) was a Japanese politician from Takashima, Hokkaido…
Torazō Shimamoto (Japanese: 島本虎三; 20 June 1914 – 10 November 1989) was a Japanese politician from Takashima, Hokkaido (now part of Otaru, Hokkaido). He belonged to the Japan Socialist Party, and was a member of the House of Representatives of Japan from Hokkaido 1st district.
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Haruo Okada (Japanese: 岡田春夫; 14 June 1914 – 6 November 1991) was a Japanese politician. He was a member of the…
Haruo Okada (Japanese: 岡田春夫; 14 June 1914 – 6 November 1991) was a Japanese politician. He was a member of the Socialist Party of Japan. He was a member of the House of Representatives of Japan for the multi-member constituency Hokkaido's 4th district. He was a recipient of the Order of the Rising Sun. He served alongside Seiichi Ikehata, Tatsuo Takahashi and Shōichi Watanabe.
Naohiro Dōgakinai (Japanese: 堂垣内尚弘; 2 June 1914 – 2 February 2004) was the third governor of Hokkaido (1971–1983). He…
Naohiro Dōgakinai (Japanese: 堂垣内尚弘; 2 June 1914 – 2 February 2004) was the third governor of Hokkaido (1971–1983). He was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party, and originally from Sapporo.
Toshiko Karasawa (Japanese: 柄沢とし子; 7 May 1911 – 2 December 2013) was a Japanese politician for the Japanese Communist…
Toshiko Karasawa (Japanese: 柄沢とし子; 7 May 1911 – 2 December 2013) was a Japanese politician for the Japanese Communist Party (JCP) and labor activist. Born in Sapporo on the island Hokkaido, Karasawa graduated from Sapporo Kita High School in 1929, and served two terms as a representative for her party for the House of Representatives, in 1946 and 1949, before retiring soon after. Karasawa died of natural causes on 2 December 2013, aged 102, at a health care facility in Toyama, Toyama.
Setsuo Yokomichi (Japanese: 横路節雄; January 2, 1911 – June 14, 1967) was a Japanese politician. He was the father of…
Setsuo Yokomichi (Japanese: 横路節雄; January 2, 1911 – June 14, 1967) was a Japanese politician. He was the father of Takahiro Yokomichi, Governor of Hokkaido from 1983 to 1995.
🎓 Hokkaido University of Education📅 Born January 2🎂 Born 1911📍 From Yūbari, Hokkaido💼 Politician・Legislator
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Kingo Machimura (町村 金五, Machimura Kingo; 16 August 1900 – 14 December 1992) was a Japanese politician who served as…
Kingo Machimura (町村 金五, Machimura Kingo; 16 August 1900 – 14 December 1992) was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Toyama Prefecture (1941–1943), Governor of Niigata Prefecture (1945) and the second Governor of Hokkaido (1959–1971). He was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He was a graduate of the University of Tokyo. He was a recipient of the Order of the Rising Sun. His second son was Nobutaka Machimura, who was twice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan and Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan.
Ryūichi Inamura (稲村 隆一, Inamura Ryūichi, 7 March 1898 – 20 November 1990) was a Japanese peasant movement activist and…
Ryūichi Inamura (稲村 隆一, Inamura Ryūichi, 7 March 1898 – 20 November 1990) was a Japanese peasant movement activist and politician who served four terms in the House of Representatives. Active in the prewar agrarian and leftist movements, he belonged successively to the Japanese Communist Party, the Labour-Farmer Party, the Social Masses Party, and the Tōhōkai, before joining the Japan Socialist Party after the war. He was purged from public office during the Allied occupation and later returned the Order of the Sacred Treasure in protest against its award to Ryōichi Sasakawa. His younger brother was politician Junzō Inamura and his nephew was Toshio Inamura.
🎓 Waseda University🏫 Hokkai High School📅 Born March 7🎂 Born 1898📍 From Kimobetsu, Hokkaido💼 Activist💼 Politician・Legislator
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Tama Morita (森田 たま, Morita Tama; 19 December 1894 - 31 October 1970) was a Japanese essayist whose books were quite…
Tama Morita (森田 たま, Morita Tama; 19 December 1894 - 31 October 1970) was a Japanese essayist whose books were quite popular in Japan around World War II. She later served as a member of the House of Councillors in 1962.
Daiki Michishita (道下 大樹, Michishita Daiki; born 24 December 1975) is a Japanese former politician of the Constitutional…
Daiki Michishita (道下 大樹, Michishita Daiki; born 24 December 1975) is a Japanese former politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).
Hiranao Honda (本多 平直, Honda Hiranao; born 2 December 1964) is a former Japanese politician of the Constitutional…
Hiranao Honda (本多 平直, Honda Hiranao; born 2 December 1964) is a former Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party, who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Sapporo, Honda represents Hokkaido through the Hokkaido PR block.
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Seiji Osaka (逢坂 誠二, Ōsaka Seiji; born 24 April 1959) is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party of…
Seiji Osaka (逢坂 誠二, Ōsaka Seiji; born 24 April 1959) is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).
Kenko Matsuki (松木 謙公, Matsuki Kenkō / Matsuki Shizuhiro; born 22 February 1959) is a Japanese politician and a member…
Kenko Matsuki (松木 謙公, Matsuki Kenkō / Matsuki Shizuhiro; born 22 February 1959) is a Japanese politician and a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet.
🎓 Aoyama Gakuin University🏫 Sapporo Kosei High School📍 From Sapporo, Hokkaido💼 Politician・Legislator
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Seiko Hashimoto (Japanese: 橋本 聖子, Hepburn: Hashimoto Seiko; born 5 October 1964) is a Japanese politician, former speed…
Seiko Hashimoto (Japanese: 橋本 聖子, Hepburn: Hashimoto Seiko; born 5 October 1964) is a Japanese politician, former speed skater and track cyclist. She has the most Olympic appearances of any Japanese athlete except Noriaki Kasai, representing her native country in four consecutive Winter Olympics from 1984 to 1994 and in three consecutive Summer Olympics from 1988 to 1996, making her a seven time Olympian. On top of her Olympic career, she is the mother of six children while working in politics and other leadership positions. She is currently a member of the House of Councillors from the Liberal Democratic Party, and served as the President of the Japan Skating Federation from 2006 to 2019. She served on the Japanese Cabinet as Minister of State for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games from September 2019 until February 2021, when she became the President of the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee. She is only the second female in Olympic history to become president of a games' organizing committee after Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, President of the Athens 2004 organizing committee.