Shingo Mimura
Encyclopedia
is the governor of Aomori Prefecture
in Japan
. A native of Momoishi, Aomori
and graduate of the University of Tokyo
, he was elected to the post in 2003 after serving as mayor of Momoishi for one term since 1987 and then in the House of Representatives
in Diet
(national legislature) since 2000.
Aomori Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku Region. The capital is the city of Aomori.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Aomori prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....
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 Momoishi, Aomori
Momoishi, Aomori
was a town located in Kamikita District in central Aomori Prefecture, Japan. On March 1, 2006 Momoishi was merged into the neighboring town of Shimoda to form the new town of Oirase, and thus it no longer exists as an independent municipality....
and graduate of the University of Tokyo
University of Tokyo
, abbreviated as , is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The University has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign. Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano. It is considered to be the most prestigious university...
, he was elected to the post in 2003 after serving as mayor of Momoishi for one term since 1987 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 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) since 2000.
External links
- Official website in Japanese.