Genjiro Kaneko
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is the governor of Nagasaki Prefecture
in Japan
. A native of Ikitsuki, Nagasaki
and graduate of Keio University
, he was elected governor of Nagasaki Prefecture after serving in the assembly of Nagasaki Prefecture for three terms since 1975 and then in the House of Representatives
in the Diet
(national legislature) for five terms since 1983. He is retiring, to be replaced by Hodo Nakamura. After retirement, he run for Councillor for Nagasaki, and defeated incumbent Tadashi Inuzuka
.
Nagasaki Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. The capital is the city of Nagasaki.- History :Nagasaki Prefecture was created by merging of the western half of the former province of Hizen with the island provinces of Tsushima and Iki...
in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. A native of Ikitsuki, Nagasaki
Ikitsuki, Nagasaki
is a former town on the island of the same name located in Kitamatsuura District, Nagasaki, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Ikitsuki, along with the town of Tabira, and the village of Ōshima, both from Kitamatsuura District, was merged into the expanded city of Hirado....
and graduate of Keio University
Keio University
,abbreviated as Keio or Keidai , is a Japanese university located in Minato, Tokyo. It is known as the oldest institute of higher education in Japan. Founder Fukuzawa Yukichi originally established it as a school for Western studies in 1858 in Edo . It has eleven campuses in Tokyo and Kanagawa...
, he was elected governor of Nagasaki Prefecture after serving in the assembly of Nagasaki Prefecture for three terms since 1975 and then in the House of Representatives
House of Representatives of Japan
The is the lower house of the Diet of Japan. The House of Councillors of Japan is the upper house.The House of Representatives has 480 members, elected for a four-year term. Of these, 180 members are elected from 11 multi-member constituencies by a party-list system of proportional representation,...
in the Diet
Diet of Japan
The is Japan's bicameral legislature. It is composed of a lower house, called the House of Representatives, and an upper house, called the House of Councillors. Both houses of the Diet are directly elected under a parallel voting system. In addition to passing laws, the Diet is formally...
(national legislature) for five terms since 1983. He is retiring, to be replaced by Hodo Nakamura. After retirement, he run for Councillor for Nagasaki, and defeated incumbent Tadashi Inuzuka
Tadashi Inuzuka
is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a Senator in the House of Councillors of the Diet . A native of Tokyo, he graduated from Rikkyo University and received a master's degree from the University of Dallas in the United States...
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