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Japanese House of Councillors election, 2016

Index Japanese House of Councillors election, 2016

The 24th regular election of members of the House of Councillors (dai-nijūyon-kai Sangiin giin tsūjō senkyo, 第24回参議院議員通常選挙) was held on Sunday 10 July 2016 to elect 121 of the 242 members of the House of Councillors, the upper house of the 717-member bicameral National Diet of Japan, for a term of six years. [1]

77 relations: Ai Aoki (politician), Aichi at-large district, Aiko Shimajiri, Azuma Koshiishi, Democratic Party (Japan), Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election, 2015, Democratic Party of Japan, Eriko Imai, Fukushima at-large district, Gifu at-large district, Hajime Hirota, Hirotada Ototake, Hokkaido, Hokkaido 5th district by-election, 2016, Hokkaido at-large district, House of Councillors (Japan), Hyogo at-large district, Iwate at-large district, Japan Innovation Party, Japanese Communist Party, Japanese general election, 2017, Japanese House of Councillors election, 2019, Japanese House of Councillors national proportional representation block, Junko Mihara, Kagoshima gubernatorial election, 2016, Kanagawa at-large district, Katsuhito Yokokume, Katsuya Okada, Kazuhiko Aoki, Kazuyuki Hamada, Kōchi at-large district, Kenji Nakanishi, Kentaro Asahi, Kuniko Inoguchi, Kyoto 3rd district by-election, 2016, Kyoto at-large district, LGBT rights in Japan, Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), Liberal Party (Japan, 2016), List of anti-capitalist and communist parties with national parliamentary representation, List of elections in 2016, List of Prime Ministers of Japan, List of ruling political parties by country, List of the most recent elections by country, Mitsuo Matayoshi, Miyagi at-large district, National Diet, National electoral calendar 2016, New Renaissance Party, Niigata at-large district, ..., Nippon Ishin no Kai, Okinawa at-large district, Okinawa prefectural election, 2016, Osaka at-large district, Party for Japanese Kokoro, Renhō, Ryo Shuhama, Ryoko Tani, Ryuichi Yoneyama, SEALDs, Shimane at-large district, Shuntaro Torigoe, Social Democratic Party (Japan), Tadatomo Yoshida, Taku Yamazoe, Third Abe Cabinet, Tokushima at-large district, Tokushima-Kōchi at-large district, Tokyo 10th district by-election, 2016, Tokyo at-large district, Toshio Ogawa, Tottori at-large district, Tottori-Shimane at-large district, Yōichi Masuzoe, Yoshio Hachiro, 2016 in Asia, 2016 in Japan. Expand index (27 more) »

Ai Aoki (politician)

is a Japanese politician and current member of the People's Life Party.

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Aichi at-large district

The Aichi at-large district is a constituency of the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan that represents Aichi Prefecture.

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Aiko Shimajiri

is a Japanese politician, a Liberal Democrat member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature) who was elected for the first time in 2007 and re-elected in 2010 in Okinawa Prefecture constituency.

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Azuma Koshiishi

is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet, and general secretary of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan.

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Democratic Party (Japan)

The, abbreviated as DP, was a political party in Japan.

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Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election, 2015

The 18th Democratic Party of Japan presidential election was held on January 18, 2015.

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Democratic Party of Japan

The was a centrist political party in Japan from 1998 to 2016.

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Eriko Imai

is a Japanese pop singer.

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Fukushima at-large district

The is a constituency that represents Fukushima Prefecture in the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan.

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Gifu at-large district

The is a constituency that represents Gifu Prefecture in the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan.

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Hajime Hirota

is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party and a former member of the House of Councillors in the National Diet, having served two terms from 2004 until 2016.

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Hirotada Ototake

(born April 6, 1976) is a Japanese sports writer from Tokyo, Japan.

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Hokkaido

(), formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is the second largest island of Japan, and the largest and northernmost prefecture.

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Hokkaido 5th district by-election, 2016

A by-election for the Hokkaido-5th seat in the Japanese House of Representatives was held on 24 April 2016, coinciding with another by-election in Kyoto.

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Hokkaido at-large district

The Hokkaido at-large district is a constituency of the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan (national legislature).

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House of Councillors (Japan)

The is the upper house of the National Diet of Japan.

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Hyogo at-large district

The is a constituency that represents Hyogo Prefecture in the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan.

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Iwate at-large district

The Iwate at-large district (岩手県選挙区, Iwate-ken senkyo-ku) is a constituency of the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan.

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Japan Innovation Party

The was a political party in Japan.

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Japanese Communist Party

The Japanese Communist Party (JCP, 日本共産党, Nihon Kyōsan-tō) is a political party in Japan and is one of the largest non-governing communist parties in the world.

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Japanese general election, 2017

The took place on 22 October 2017.

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Japanese House of Councillors election, 2019

The 25th regular election of members of the House of Councillors (dai-nijūgo-kai Sangiin giin tsūjō senkyo, 第25回参議院議員通常選挙) will be held on July 2019 to elect 121 of the 242 members of the House of Councillors, the upper house of the 717-member bicameral National Diet of Japan, for a term of six years.

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Japanese House of Councillors national proportional representation block

The Japanese National Proportional Representation Block, known in Japan as the is an electoral district for the House of Councillors, the upper house of the National Diet of Japan.

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Junko Mihara

is a Japanese politician, former singer, and actress.

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Kagoshima gubernatorial election, 2016

The 2016 Kagoshima Prefecture gubernatorial election was held on 10 July 2016 and contested by the three-term incumbent Yuichiro Ito and political journalist Satoshi Mitazono.

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Kanagawa at-large district

The Kanagawa at-large district is a constituency of the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan (national legislature) represented by six Councillors.

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Katsuhito Yokokume

is a Japanese lawyer and former politician.

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Katsuya Okada

is a Japanese politician who was Deputy Prime Minister of Japan from January to December 2012.

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Kazuhiko Aoki

is a Japanese politician.

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Kazuyuki Hamada

is a Japanese politician.

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Kōchi at-large district

The is a constituency that represents Kōchi Prefecture in the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan.

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Kenji Nakanishi

is a Japanese politician and member of the House of Councillors from Kanagawa.

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Kentaro Asahi

is a Japanese professional beach volleyball player and politician.

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Kuniko Inoguchi

is a Japanese political scientist and politician.

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Kyoto 3rd district by-election, 2016

A by-election for the Kyoto-3rd seat in the Japanese House of Representatives was held on 24 April 2016, coinciding with the by-election in Hokkaido.

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Kyoto at-large district

The is a constituency that represents Kyoto Prefecture in the House of Councillors of the Diet of Japan.

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LGBT rights in Japan

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) rights in Japan are relatively progressive by Asian standards, although LGBT people lack full legal equality.

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Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

The, frequently abbreviated to LDP or, is a conservative political party in Japan.

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Liberal Party (Japan, 2016)

The is a political party in Japan.

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List of anti-capitalist and communist parties with national parliamentary representation

The following is a list of communist and anti-capitalist parties with representation in national parliaments.

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List of elections in 2016

The following elections occurred in the year 2016.

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List of Prime Ministers of Japan

This is a list of Prime Ministers of Japan, including those of the Empire of Japan, from when the first Japanese prime minister (in the modern sense), Itō Hirobumi, took office in 1885, until the present day.

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List of ruling political parties by country

This is a list of ruling political parties by country, in the form of a table with a link to an overview of political parties in each country and showing which party system is dominant in each country.

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List of the most recent elections by country

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Mitsuo Matayoshi

is a Japanese political activist, known for his perennial candidacy.

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Miyagi at-large district

The is a constituency that represents Miyagi Prefecture in the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan.

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National Diet

The is Japan's bicameral legislature.

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National electoral calendar 2016

This national electoral calendar for the year 2016 lists the national/federal direct elections held in 2016 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories.

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New Renaissance Party

The was a minor political party in Japan.

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Niigata at-large district

The is a constituency that represents Niigata Prefecture in the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan.

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Nippon Ishin no Kai

is a Japanese political party.

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Okinawa at-large district

The Okinawa at-large district is a constituency of the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan (national legislature).

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Okinawa prefectural election, 2016

The, or more formally the, was held on 5 June 2016.

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Osaka at-large district

The Osaka at-large district is a constituency of the House of Councillors that elects Councillors to represent Osaka Prefecture in the National Diet of Japan.

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Party for Japanese Kokoro

The, 日本のこころを大切にする党 (Nippon no Kokoro o Taisetsu ni Suru Tō) is a Japanese political party.

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Renhō

, commonly called just, is a Taiwanese Japanese politician and former journalist who is a current member of House of Councillors.

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Ryo Shuhama

is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature).

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Ryoko Tani

is a retired Japanese female judoka and a politician.

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Ryuichi Yoneyama

is a Japanese politician and a former Governor of Niigata Prefecture.

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SEALDs

SEALDs, short for, was a student activist organisation in Japan that organised protests against the ruling coalition headed by Prime Minister Shinzō Abe in 2015 and 2016.

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Shimane at-large district

The is a constituency that represents Shimane Prefecture in the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan.

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Shuntaro Torigoe

(born 13 March 1940) is a Japanese journalist and political activist.

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Social Democratic Party (Japan)

The Social Democratic Party (社会民主党 Shakai Minshu-tō, often abbreviated to 社民党 Shamin-tō), also known as the Social Democratic Party of Japan (日本社会党, abbreviated to SDPJ in English) and previously as the Japan Socialist Party (JSP), is a political party that at various times advocated the establishment of a socialist Japan, until 1996.

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Tadatomo Yoshida

is a Japanese politician.

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Taku Yamazoe

is a member of the Japanese Communist Party serving as member of the House of Councillors from Tokyo, where he was elected with 10.7% of the vote in 2016.

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Third Abe Cabinet

The Third Abe Cabinet governed Japan under the leadership of Prime Minister Shinzō Abe from December 2014 to November 2017.

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Tokushima at-large district

is a constituency of the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan (national legislature).

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Tokushima-Kōchi at-large district

The is a constituency of the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan (national legislature).

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Tokyo 10th district by-election, 2016

A by-election for the Tokyo 10th district in the Japanese Japanese House of Representatives was held on 23 October 2016 to replace Yuriko Koike, who vacated the seat to contest the Tokyo gubernatorial election in July 2016.

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Tokyo at-large district

The Tokyo at-large district is a constituency of the House of Councillors in the National Diet (national legislature of Japan).

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Toshio Ogawa

is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party and a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature).

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Tottori at-large district

The is a constituency that represents Tottori Prefecture in the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan.

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Tottori-Shimane at-large district

The is a constituency of the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan (national legislature).

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Yōichi Masuzoe

is a Japanese politician who was elected to the position of governor of Tokyo in 2014 and resigned in June 2016 due to the misuse of public funds.

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Yoshio Hachiro

is a Japanese politician from the Constitutional Democratic Party and a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature).

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2016 in Asia

This is a list of events in Asia in 2016.

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2016 in Japan

The following lists events that happened during 2016 in Japan.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_House_of_Councillors_election,_2016

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