Jiro Akama

Jiro Akama
Jiro Akama
Xích gian Nhị Lang
Member of theHouse of Representatives
	Incumbent
	Assumed office; 16 December 2012
Constituency	Kanagawa 14th district
	In office; 11 September 2005 – 30 August 2009
Constituency	Kanagawa 14th district
Member of theKanagawa Prefectural Assembly
	In office; 11 April 1999 – 11 September 2005
Constituency	Sagamihara City
Personal details
Born	March 27, 1968(age 56); Sagamihara,Kanagawa Prefecture,Japan
Political party	LDP(1999-present)
Spouse	Mamiko
Children	Yujiro; Miyu; Yuna;
Alma mater	Rikkyo University(BEc); University of Manchester(MSc) - (Economic Sociology)

Jiro Akama(Xích gian Nhị Lang,Akama Jirō,born March 27, 1968)is a Japanesepoliticianof theLiberal Democratic Party,a member of theHouse of Representativesin theDiet(national legislature). He is the Senior Vice Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications.^[1]A native ofSagamihara, Kanagawa,he graduated fromRikkyo Universityand received his master's degree in economic sociology from theUniversity of Manchester.He was elected to the first of his two terms in the assembly of Kanagawa Prefecture in 1999 and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005.

Early life

Born inSagamihara,Kanagawa Prefectureto Kanagawa Prefectural Assembly Member Kazuyuki Akama, Akama grew up in the city, graduating from Samagihara Primary, Middle and Secondary school. He then go on to attendRikkyo Universityfor four years, during which time he served as the vice-captain of the bo xing club of the Athletic Association. In 1998, he reached the 4th round of the league championship, represengting Yokota Sports Gym.

After graducating with aBachelor of Economicsdegree, he travelled to England to study a masters in economic sociology from theUniversity of ManchesterGraduate School for the next four years, while also volunteering at a facility for the elderly. After graduating and returning to Japan, he helped his father in the operation of a community workshop for people who have intellectual disabilities.

Career

Assembly member

In 1999, Akama first ran for theKanagawa Prefectural Assemblyas an independent at the age of 31, and in winning the election he became the first independent member for the Samigahara constituency in 16 years. Shortly after his election to the assembly however he joined theLiberal Democratic Party.During Akama's first term as an assembly member, he published a bimonthly manga magazine called "Jiro Akama's Political Notebook that even a monkey can understand"

In 2003, he was re-elected as the top candidate for the Sagamihara City district for the Assembly.

During his tenure at the Assembly, Akama served as the Vice Chairman of both the Liberal Democratic Party Assembly Policy Research Committee and then of the Special Committee.

Representative

During his second term as an Assembly member, Akama decided to take part in the2005 general electionas the candidate for the Liberal Democratic Party in the14th districtof Kanagawa. He went up against theDemocratic Party'sacting representative Hirohisa Fujī and managed to defeat him by nearly 30,000 votes. During this first term he was a member of the House Steering Committee and the General Affairs Committee, and was devoted to developing laws that increased local autonomy in the country.

During the2009 general election,he ran for re-election in his district, receiving endorsements from the party Komeito, but was defeated by the Democratic Party candidateKentaro Motomuraby a margin of 50,000.

Akama was re-elected to the seat in the following2012 general election.On September 4, 2014, he was appointed to be one of the Parliamentary Vice Ministers for Internal Affairs and Communication during theSecond Abe Cabinetreshuffle. Shortly after this, Akama went on to win a 3rd term in his constituency at the2014 general election.

On August 5, 2016, Akame was appointed as a State Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications and as a State Minister of the Cabinet Office during the 2nd reshuffle of theThird Abe Cabinet.In March 2017, he visitedTaiwanas the State Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications, attending the opening ceremony of a food and tourism event hosted by theJapan–Taiwan Exchange Association.

This was the first time a state minister level official had been sent to visit Taiwan on official business since the official severing of diplomatic ties between Japan and Taiwan in 1972.

Election Results

Assembly Election Results

House of Representatives Results

References

^"Most senior Japanese official in 45 years pays visit to Taiwan".The Japan Times.March 25, 2017.Senior Vice Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Jiro Akama visited Taiwan on Saturday, becoming the most senior government official to visit the island since the two sides severed diplomatic ties in 1972.

Chính trị gia tình báo 〜 xích gian Nhị Lang 〜.ザ･ tuyển cử(in Japanese).JANJAN.Archived fromthe originalon 2007-12-03.Retrieved2007-10-16.

External links

Official websitein Japanese.

[1] "Most senior Japanese official in 45 years pays visit to Taiwan".The Japan Times.March 25, 2017.Senior Vice Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Jiro Akama visited Taiwan on Saturday, becoming the most senior government official to visit the island since the two sides severed diplomatic ties in 1972.

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