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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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also won as an opposition-backed independent candidate in the Niigata at-large district, which she had previously represented for two terms from 2001...
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Murakami in northern Niigata Prefecture. Awashima is administratively the village of Awashimaura under Iwafune District of Niigata Prefecture. As of 2020[update]...
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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)...
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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...
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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...
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Fusako Sano (redirect from Niigata girl confinement incident)
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...
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(politician) [ja], former House of Councillors member for the Niigata at-large district Masao Yoshida (flutist) (1915-2003), Japanese musician who studied...
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the Gosen municipal assembly and independent candidate for the Niigata at-large district in the 2010 House of Councillors election. Makiko Kikuta, member...
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2004 Chūetsu earthquake (redirect from 2004 Niigata Earthquake)
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...
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Minamiuonuma (redirect from Minamiuonuma, Niigata)
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...
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encompasses nine prefectures (ken): Aichi, Fukui, Gifu, Ishikawa, Nagano, Niigata, Shizuoka, Toyama, and Yamanashi. It is located directly between the Kantō...
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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...
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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...
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region includes the four prefectures of Ishikawa, Fukui, Niigata and Toyama, although Niigata is sometimes included as an addition rather than being one...
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Izumozaki (redirect from Izumozaki, Niigata)
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...
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Ryuichi Yoneyama (category Governors of Niigata Prefecture)
politician and a former Governor of Niigata Prefecture. Prior to entering politics, Yoneyama worked as a radiology researcher at the University of Tokyo Hospital...
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Wajima, Noto and Anamizu, with the neighbouring prefectures of Toyama and Niigata also recording significant damage. As of 23 April 2024, there were 245...
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representation of Miyagi, Niigata and Nagano districts to two Councillors while increasing Hyogo, Hokkaido and Fukuoka districts to six Councillors; this...
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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...
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Kamo (redirect from Kamo District)
necessarily written with that character.) Kamo, Niigata Kamo District, Gifu Kamo District, Hiroshima Kamo District, Shizuoka Kamo, Kyoto Kamo, Okayama Kamo,...
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outbreak of Minamata disease occurred in Niigata Prefecture in 1965. The original Minamata disease and Niigata Minamata disease are considered two of the...
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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...
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Kakuei Tanaka (category People from Niigata Prefecture)
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...
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and the cry of a weasel was considered a harbinger of misfortune. In the Niigata Prefecture, the sound of a pack of weasels making a rustle resembled six...
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