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    Hokkaidō 8th district (北海道[第]8区) is a single-member electoral district for the House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet of Japan...
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    general election in Hokkaido were held on October 31, 2021, to elect the 20 Japanese representatives, one from each of 12 Electoral districts and 8 proportional...
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    general election in Hokkaido were held on October 22, 2017, to elect the 20 Japanese representatives, one from each of 12 Electoral districts and 8 proportional...
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    Hokkaido (Japanese: 北海道, Hepburn: Hokkaidō, pronounced [hokkaꜜidoː] , lit. 'Northern Sea Circuit') is the second-largest island of Japan and comprises...
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    Seiji Osaka (category Politicians from Hokkaido)
    Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). He represents Hokkaido's 8th district. He was a member of the Democratic Party. While he joined the CDP...
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    progressive parties (JCP, SDP and Reiwa Shinsengumi) in most of the electoral districts for the 2021 general election. Although the cooperation strategy and a...
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    eligible voters were registered in the district. Hokkaidō 9th district, like neighboring 8th and 10th district, was considered a "Democratic kingdom"...
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    for Hokkaidō (比例北海道ブロック) elects 8 members proportionally. It contains only Hokkaidō Prefecture, which is divided into 12 single-member districts. The...
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    honored at the Hokkaidō Shrine as kami associated with the pioneering efforts of the Japanese government to settle and develop Hokkaidō. Inō Tadataka's...
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    abolitions of districts. The following list is based on the Gokishichidō (五畿七道), which includes short-lived provinces. Provinces located within Hokkaidō are listed...
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  • Nobukazu Kuriki (category People from Hokkaido)
    entrepreneur. Kuriki was born in Imakane, Setana District, Hokkaido, Japan. He graduated from Hokkaido Hiyama Kita High School and Sapporo International...
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    located at the base of the Hidaka Mountain Range in Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. The name Shimizu is taken from the Ainu word "Pekerebetsu", which...
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    Hokkaido's House of Representatives districts since 2017 Hokkaido currently sends 17 elected members to the Diet of Japan, 12 to the House of Representatives...
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    Fukuoka 8th district (福岡県第8区, Fukuoka-ken dai-hachi-ku) is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. It covers...
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    of East Asia. It consists of 14,125 islands. The four main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. The other 14,120 islands are classified as...
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  • election period of the House of Representatives: one as member for the Hokkaidō proportional constituency from the general election in August 2009 to his...
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    (flip) 3.01% Hokkaido 9th CDP (flip) 3.02% Ehime 3rd LDP (flip) 3.16% Saitama 10th LDP 3.18% Saitama 8th LDP 3.22% Fukuoka 2nd LDP 3.41% Hokkaido 11th CDP...
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    to Hokkaidō-chō (Hokkaidō Agency) on January 26, 1886. Hokkaidō became equal with other prefectures on May 3, 1947 with the abolishment of Hokkaidō-chō...
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    prostitution in other countries are legal. Fukuoka Nakasu Gifu Kanazuen Hokkaidō Susukino Kyoto Shimabara (defunct) Osaka Imasato Shinchi Jūsō Kujo Matsushima...
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    was 8th day of ugetsu (lunar 4th month), converted to 17 May 1594. Chihōshi kenkyū kyōgikai, ed. (1960). Nihon sangyōshi taikei dai-2 (Hokkaido chihō...
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  • 2024 J1 League Albirex Niigata Avispa Fukuoka Cerezo Osaka Gamba Osaka Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Júbilo Iwata Kashima Antlers Kashiwa Reysol Kawasaki...
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    prefectures (府, fu, Osaka, and Kyoto), one "circuit" or "territory" (道, dō, Hokkaido) and one "metropolis" (都, to, Tokyo). The Meiji Fuhanken sanchisei administration...
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    chain of islands, connecting the Jōmon with Southeast Asia, while Honshu, Hokkaido and Sakhalin connected the Jōmon with Siberia. Within the archipelago,...
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    city on 1 April 1898. The Hokkaidō Colonization Office began operations of a ferry service from Aomori to Hakodate in Hokkaido from 1872. In September 1891...
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    Hiranao Honda (category Politicians from Hokkaido)
    represents Hokkaido through the Hokkaido PR block. Honda first ran for office in the 2003 election as the DPJ candidate for the Saitama 12th district, losing...
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  • City Council, 8th Ward – First openly transgender black woman to be elected to office. Stephe Koontz, Doraville City Council, 3rd District. Lisa Middleton...
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  • received new orders to prepare for landing operations on the island of Hokkaido (Japan); however, the planned operation never took place, although elements...
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  • Tsukushi (later Kyūshū), Iki, Tsushima, Sado, and Yamato (later Honshū); Hokkaidō, Karafuto, Chishima, and Okinawa were not part of Japan in ancient times...
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    Andrew Stevenson (baseball) (category Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters players)
    June 1, 1994) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously...
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    Kananaskis Improvement District is an improvement district in Alberta, Canada. It is located within Alberta's Rockies, sharing much of its boundaries...
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