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House of Councillors elections were held in Japan on 29 July 2001. They were the first national elections since Junichiro Koizumi became Prime Minister
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House of Councillors elections were held in Japan on 12 July 1998. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) under Ryūtarō Hashimoto had restored single-party
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party also had 43 members of the House of Councillors, 36 from the DP and seven from the NPC. House of Councillors elections were held in June 1950 and
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ordinary election of members of the House of Councillors had been held five days before. Numerous prominent figures were elected to the House of Representatives
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the 1986 Japanese general election. In the 1989 Japanese House of Councillors election, Takemura was elected as a councillor for the Hokkaido at-large
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the first time, the election for the House of Representatives was held in conjunction with the election for the House of Councillors on the same day. Prime
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snap election. Ishiba's resignation also came amid the LDP's poor performance in the 2024 Japanese general election and the 2025 Japanese House of Councillors
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the first anime film to win an Academy Award. July 29: 2001 Japanese House of Councillors election. August 13: Koizumi visits Yasukuni Shrine, angering
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General elections were held in Japan on 18 July 1993 to elect the 511 members of the House of Representatives. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which
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the members of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet of Japan. As the cabinet resigns in the first post-election Diet session
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nationalisation law, the new party had 152 MPs and 46 members of the House of Councillors. As a result of the DLP's attempts to block Yamazaki Takeshi from forming
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ruling coalition losing its two-thirds majority in the House of Councillors in the 2019 election. Abe's approval ratings suffered in 2018 as several favoritism
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National Diet. As with the previous House of Councillors election, the "four-point set of evils" in the minds of voters were the controversial consumption
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a Japanese politician and chairwoman of the Japanese Communist Party. She succeeded Kazuo Shii in 2024. She was a member of the House of Councillors from
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independents, three members of the Sōka Gakkai had been elected to the House of Councillors in the 1956 elections, with the 1959 elections seeing nine members
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are the results of the first telephone and online opinion survey since the House of Councillors election?]. Senkyo.com (in Japanese). 19 August 2025
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president of the House of Councillors (参議院議長, Sangiin-gichō) is the presiding officer of the House of Councillors, the upper house of Japan, and together
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in the 2010 Japanese House of Councillors election. In a routine political change in Japan, DPJ's new leader and former finance minister of Kan Cabinet
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General elections were held in Japan on August 30, 2009 to elect the 480 members of the House of Representatives. The opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)
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of Councillors is the upper house. The composition of the House is established by Article 41 [ja] and Article 42 [ja] of the Constitution of Japan. The
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475 seats in the House of Representatives, and 3 in the 242-member House of Councillors prior to merging. Formed as the People's Life Party (生活の党) in December
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The 2001 Liberal Democratic Party presidential election was held on 24 April 2001 to elect the President of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan. On
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consumption tax to repay the Japanese public debt, the DPJ lost around 75% of its pre-election seats. The LDP had governed Japan for all but three years since
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joined by the Liberal Party of Ichirō Ozawa and won 177 seats in the 2003 general election. 2004 House of Councillors election, the DPJ won a seat more than
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the House of Representatives. Voter turnout was 82%. Klaus Schlichtmann (2009) Japan in the World: Shidehara Kijūrō, Pacifism, and the Abolition of War
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General elections were held in Japan on 25 June 2000 to elect the 480 members of the House of Representatives. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
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increased from a total of six Councillors to eight Councillors. The new seats were filled in the 2019 and 2022 House of Councillors elections. The constituency
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of up to 250 candidates so as to be prepared in the event that the next general election was to be held alongside the House of Councillors election in
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General elections were held in Japan on 10 April 1946, the first after World War II, during the Allied occupation. All 468 seats in the House of Representatives
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born 1971) is a Japanese politician of the Komeito who served as a member of the House of Councillors from 2001 to 2024. A native of Hiroshima Prefecture
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the 2016 Japanese House of Councillors election, the party held 13 seats in the House of Councillors. After the 2017 Japanese general election, the party
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members of the House of Councillors who had previously been members of the Ryokufūkai. It won only two seats in the House of Councillors election on 1 July
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nickname of the dissolution of the House that led to the 1953 general election. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia:
1953 Japanese general election
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party in Japan. The JSP suffered a defeat in the 1995 Japanese House of Councillors election. In January 1996, the New Socialist Party of Japan split off
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Political party in Japan
85 in the 1952 general elections. In the 1953 elections it lost nine seats; it also won eight seats in the House of Councillors. In November 1954 it merged
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(国会, Kokkai; Japanese pronunciation: [kok̚.kai]) is the national legislature of Japan. It is composed of a lower house, called the House of Representatives
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1960), née Ueda (植田, Ueda), was a Japanese social worker and politician who was a member of the House of Councillors. Miyagi Tamayo was born on 1 February
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General elections were held in Japan on 10 August 1898. Junichiro Wada (2003) The Japanese Election System: Three Analytical Perspectives, Routledge
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House of Councillors representing the Liberal Democratic Party in the 2013 election. As of January 2014, he was the wealthiest member of the House of
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Japanese manga artist and politician (born 1968)
freedom of expression in manga and anime from expansions in censorship and copyright law. In the 2022 Japanese House of Councillors election, he won a
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corruption scandals. In 1992, the party elected four members to the House of Councillors, including Hosokawa. Although this was a disappointing result for
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Japanese political party in 1953
the simultaneous House of Councillors elections. Talks were subsequently held with Kaishintō about a merger, but in November most of its Diet members
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is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kiso,
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the Recruit scandal. In the 1989 House of Councillors election, the party lost its majority in the House of Councillors for the first time in 34 years.
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Japanese voice actor and politician
episodes. In 2025, he ran in the House of Councillors election in the proportional representation district as a member of the Social Democratic Party, winning
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constituency of the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan (national legislature) represented by eight Councillors. It comprises the entire prefecture of Kanagawa
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Kyōkai (Japanese: 国民協会, lit. National Association) was a political party in Japan. Led by Saigō Jūdō and Shinagawa Yajirō, nationalist supporters of Matsukata
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Meanwhile, a majority of DP members of the House of Councillors stated they would not join KnT after the election. The result of the election was a landslide
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1966) is a Japanese politician and lawyer who served in the House of Councillors for Iwate Prefecture from 2022 to 2024. She is a member of the Liberal
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1964) is a former Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic party, serving as a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan. Kobayashi was
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elections were held in Tokyo for the city's Metropolitan Assembly on 3 July 2005. The election was a great success for the Democratic Party of Japan which
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election was held in the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan on 28 September 2009 after the incumbent party leader and outgoing Prime Minister of Japan
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Japanese educator and politician who served as a member of the House of Councillors. She is believed to be the first woman to become the principal of
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first elected in this election. The second cabinet of Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida was formed following the election. The Japanese Communist Party's best
1949 Japanese general election
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General elections were held in Japan on 20 February 1932. They were the last elections before the May 15 Incident, which marked the temporary end of party
1932 Japanese general election
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(Banchōken) Yōsuke Isozaki (Member of the House of Councillors from Ōita) (Seiwakai) Hiroshige Sekō (Member of the House of Councillors from Wakayama) (Seiwakai)
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faction of the Democratic Party, although Alliance leader Takeru Inukai did not join the new party. In the April 1950 House of Councillors elections, it won
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vice-governor of Shizuoka Prefecture in 1996 and served one term in the House of Councillors in the National Diet from 2004 until 2009. Sakamoto was born in Mishima
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female judoka ever". In 2010, she was elected to the House of Councillors, the upper house of the Japanese parliament. Ryoko Tamura was born in Higashi-ku
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elections and other local elections, due to term expiry. The Japanese political process has two types of elections. National elections (国政選挙, kokusei senkyo)
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2017. After the 2019 House of Councillors election, Santo, a member of the Aso faction, became President of the House of Councillors. In the 2020 LDP presidential
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(in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on December 1, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-20. Official website in Japanese. House of Councillors website
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Kyushu-based members of the House of Representatives who had been elected in July. Most of the representatives had previously been members of the Daidō Club
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Prefectural elections were held in Tokyo for the city's Metropolitan Assembly on June 24, 2001. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and New Komeito Party
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President of the House of Councillors, the Speaker is also the head of the legislative branch of Japan. The Speaker is elected by members of the House at the
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Kokumin Doshikai (Japanese: 国民同志会) was a political party in Japan. The party was established on 23 April 1924 by eight members of the National Diet,
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Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p381 ISBN 0-19-924959-8 Dull, Paul S. (1953). "The Japanese General Election of 1952". American
1952 Japanese general election
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General elections were held in Japan on 18 December 1983 to elect the 511 members of the House of Representatives. The voter turnout was 67.94%, the lowest
1983 Japanese general election
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Japanese politician (born 1965)
and a partial term in the House of Councillors from 2007 to 2009. Aoki was returned to the House of Councillors in the election held on 10 July 2016. Aoki
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Japanese politician
Japanese politician who was elected Mayor of Kyoto in 2024. Matsui was a member of the House of Councillors from Kyoto at-large district between 2001
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be overtaken by the resurgence of the JCP. The Japanese Communist Party was arguably the biggest winner of the election. Its seat count nearly tripled
1972 Japanese general election
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Japanese pop singer, actress and politician (born 1983)
the Japanese House of Councillors election under the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and won. In November 2021, Imai will be releasing a memoir of her
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the last House of Representatives general election and the last two House of Councillors regular elections. Political parties receive public party funding
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The Chūō Club (Japanese: 中央倶楽部, lit. Central Club) was a political party in Japan. The party was established in March 1910 by a group of around 50 MPs
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Japanese politician (born 1977)
serving as a member of the House of Councillors since 2022 through the Proportional Representation Block. He advocates "Japanese first" and anti-globalism
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Political party in Japan
House of Japan. The word "Dainiin" (第二院) means the House of Councillors (参議院 Sangiin). The direct meaning of "Dainiin" in Japanese is "The 2nd House"
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General elections were held in Japan on 30 April 1942 to elect members of the House of Representatives. They were the only elections held in Japan during
1942 Japanese general election
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General elections were held in Japan on 1 March 1894. The Jiyūtō remained the largest party, winning 120 of the 300 seats. Marcus Bourne Huish (1970)
March 1894 Japanese general election
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Japanese House of Councillors constituency
is a constituency of the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan (national legislature). It consists of the entire prefecture of Okinawa and was created
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Japanese actress and politician (1933–2023)
a brush. The New Conservative Party's debacle at the House of Councillors election in July 2001 heightened calls among party members for a change in leadership
Chikage_Oogi
Political party leadership elections in Japan
resigned from his position as a member of the House of Councillors to run in the House of Representatives election. Although he had expressed support for
2021 Liberal Democratic Party presidential election
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Japanese actress (born 1979)
the 2022 Japanese House of Councillors election, but lost the bid. She announced her resignation from the party the following year. The Girl of the Silence
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English (mainly Oxfordshire and Berkshire) : variant of Howes.
Male
Japanese
(å‹) Japanese name KATSU means "victory."
Male
Swiss
, able councillor.
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French : from a reduced form of the Germanic personal name Hildo (see Hildebrand, Houde).French : habitational name from any of several places in Normandy called La Houle or Les Houles, named in Old French with the singular or plural of houle ‘cave’.English : variant of Hole.
Female
Japanese
(雀) Japanese name SUZUME means "sparrow."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the medieval northern English personal name Kouse, Kause, corresponding to Old Norse Kausi, a nickname meaning ‘tomcat’.English : Possibly an Americanized spelling of German Kaus or Ku(h)se, which is of unexplained origin.
Male
Japanese
(å …) Japanese name KATASHI means "firmness."
Male
Japanese
(å¦) Japanese name MANABU means "learn."
Male
Japanese
(æ·³) Japanese name KIYOSHI means "pure."
Male
Japanese
(努) Japanese name TSUTOMU means "worker."
Male
Japanese
(勇) Japanese name ISAMU means "courage."
Male
Japanese
(敦) Japanese name ATSUSHI means "industrious."
Boy/Male
Japanese
Japanese god of labour and luck.
Surname or Lastname
English (southwestern)
English (southwestern) : from Middle English hous ‘house’ (Old English hūs). In the Middle Ages the majority of the population lived in cottages or huts rather than houses, and in most cases this name probably indicates someone who had some connection with the largest and most important building in a settlement, either a religious house or simply the local manor house. In some cases it may be a status name for a householder, someone who owned his own dwelling as opposed to being a tenant, but more often it is an occupational name for a servant who worked in such a house, in particular a steward who managed one.English : respelling of Howes.Translation of German Haus.
Boy/Male
Japanese
The Japanese god of war.
Male
Japanese
(å‹) Japanese name MASARU means "victorious."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of House 1.Americanized spelling of German Hauser.
Male
Japanese
(æ–°) Japanese name ARATA means "fresh."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name from Middle English hose, huse ‘brambles’, ‘thorns’.English : habitational name from a place in Leicestershire, named from Old English hÅs, plural of hÅh ‘spur of land’ (literally ‘heel’), or a topographic name with the same meaning.English and German : metonymic occupational name from Middle English, Middle Low and High German hose ‘hose’, ‘leggings’, denoting a knitter or seller of hose, or a nickname for someone who habitually wore noticeble legwear.German (Upper Saxony) : apparently from a Czech personal name, Hos, a reduced form of Johannes (see John).
Female
Japanese
Variant spelling of Japanese Chou, CHO means "butterfly."
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