The Niigata at-large district (Japanese: 新潟県選挙区, Hepburn: Niigata-ken senkyoku) is a constituency that represents Niigata Prefecture in the House of Councillors...

Niigata (新潟市, Niigata-shi, [niːɡata]) is a city located in the northern part of Niigata Prefecture. It is the capital and the most populous city of Niigata...

five members to the Niigata Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of the Niigata at-large district in the upper house of...

House of Councillors of Japan since 2019. She represents the Niigata at-large district and is a member of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan...

Meiji restoration, the area was organized as part of Kitakanbara District, Niigata. The village of Seirō was established on April 1, 1889 with the creation...

CDP and 1 member of the LDP. The members are elected from the Niigata at-large district. "新潟県" (PDF). Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications...

also won as an opposition-backed independent candidate in the Niigata at-large district, which she had previously represented for two terms from 2001...

Murakami in northern Niigata Prefecture. Awashima is administratively the village of Awashimaura under Iwafune District of Niigata Prefecture. As of 2020[update]...

then became a part of Niigata Prefecture, which it is still as of today. At the end of the 19th century, there were three districts (郡), seven towns (町)...

since 1992. The district's representation will return to six Councillors at the next election, due by July 2019. At the same time, the Niigata, Miyagi and...

November 13, 1990, at age nine after watching a school baseball game in her home town of Sanjō, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. A large police search failed...

(politician) [ja], former House of Councillors member for the Niigata at-large district Masao Yoshida (flutist) (1915-2003), Japanese musician who studied...

the Gosen municipal assembly and independent candidate for the Niigata at-large district in the 2010 House of Councillors election. Makiko Kikuta, member...

The Chūetsu earthquakes (中越地震, Chūetsu jishin) occurred in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, at 17:56 local time (08:56 UTC) on Saturday, October 23, 2004. The...

encompasses nine prefectures (ken): Aichi, Fukui, Gifu, Ishikawa, Nagano, Niigata, Shizuoka, Toyama, and Yamanashi. It is located directly between the Kantō...

Yuzawa (湯沢町, Yuzawa-machi) is a town located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2019[update], the town had an estimated population of 7,926, and...

Minamiuonuma (南魚沼市, Minamiuonuma-shi) is a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 December 2020[update], the city had an estimated population...

region includes the four prefectures of Ishikawa, Fukui, Niigata and Toyama, although Niigata is sometimes included as an addition rather than being one...

Izumozaki (出雲崎町, Izumozaki-machi) is a town located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2019[update], the town had an estimated population of 4...

Councillors election, the JRP fielded him as their candidate for the Niigata at-large district, finishing fourth behind the three incumbent Councillors. Yoneyama...

Wajima, Noto and Anamizu, with the neighbouring prefectures of Toyama and Niigata also recording significant damage. As of 23 April 2024, there were 245...

representation of Miyagi, Niigata and Nagano districts to two Councillors while increasing Hyogo, Hokkaido and Fukuoka districts to six Councillors; this...

Muramatsu (村松町, Muramatsu-machi) was a town located in Nakakanbara District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. On January 1, 2006, Muramatsu was merged into the...

located roughly halfway between the two larger cities of Nagaoka and Niigata. Niigata Prefecture Minami-ku, Niigata Sanjō Gosen Tagami Kamo has a Humid climate...

Nabechaya. The Niigata geigi are known for holding more flexible rules and traditions than other geisha districts in Japan, leading to the district's revival...

necessarily written with that character.) Kamo, Niigata Kamo District, Gifu Kamo District, Hiroshima Kamo District, Shizuoka Kamo, Kyoto Kamo, Okayama Kamo,...

outbreak of Minamata disease occurred in Niigata Prefecture in 1965. The original Minamata disease and Niigata Minamata disease are considered two of the...

in the Yahiko jinja (弥彦神社) in the village of Yahiko, Nishikanbara District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. A special attribute is that this blade was forged...

a geographic area of 6,362 km2 (2,456 sq mi). Gunma Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture and Fukushima Prefecture to the north, Nagano Prefecture to...

Tokyo to Niigata to prepare his first bid for a Diet seat: he worked around the election laws of the time by buying buildings throughout the district and placing...