Hisako Oishi
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is a Japan
ese politician
of the Democratic Party of Japan
, a member of the House of Councillors
in the Diet
(national legislature). A native of Kanagawa Prefecture
and graduate of Yokohama National University
, she served in the assembly of Kanagawa Prefecture for five terms since 1971 and in the House of Representatives in Diet for two terms since 2000. After that, she made an unsuccessful run for the House of Councillors in 2005 and another in 2007. On December 28, 2007 she took over the seat left vacant by Takashi Yamamoto
when he died of cancer.
Japan
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ese politician
Politician
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of the Democratic Party of Japan
Democratic Party of Japan
The is a political party in Japan founded in 1998 by the merger of several opposition parties. Its socially liberal platform is generally considered center-left in the Japanese political spectrum...
, a member of the House of Councillors
House of Councillors
The is the upper house of the Diet of Japan. The House of Representatives is the lower house. The House of Councillors is the successor to the pre-war House of Peers. If the two houses disagree on matters of the budget, treaties, or designation of the prime minister, the House of Representatives...
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). A native of Kanagawa Prefecture
Kanagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the southern Kantō region of Japan. The capital is Yokohama. Kanagawa is part of the Greater Tokyo Area.-History:The prefecture has some archaeological sites going back to the Jōmon period...
and graduate of Yokohama National University
Yokohama National University
, or is a national university in Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It offers Doctoral degrees in education as part of a coalition with Tokyo Gakugei University, Saitama University, and Chiba University. It is noted for its Business Administration program.-History:The predecessor...
, she served in the assembly of Kanagawa Prefecture for five terms since 1971 and in the House of Representatives in Diet for two terms since 2000. After that, she made an unsuccessful run for the House of Councillors in 2005 and another in 2007. On December 28, 2007 she took over the seat left vacant by Takashi Yamamoto
Takashi Yamamoto (politician)
was a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet .A native of Osaka, he graduated from Shimizudani High school and Ritsumeikan University, and received a master's degree in sociology of the family from Michigan State University in the...
when he died of cancer.