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Gen Nakatani (中谷 元, Nakatani Gen, born 14 October 1957) is a Japanese politician who was Director General of the Japan Defense Agency (now Japan Ministry of Defense) in the first cabinet of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in 2001-2002 and was appointed the Minister of Defense by former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2014.
The creation of the Ministry of Defense was in conjunction with Prime Minister Shinzō Abe's continued efforts to ensure a stronger image of the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF). The bill in which to upgrade the Defense Agency to the Ministry of Defense was approved by the House of Representatives (lower house) in November 2006, and the House ...
Free Education For All ... Director-General of the Japan Defense Agency (2002–2004) Minister of Defense ... Minister of Defense: Gen Nakatani: R
The Japanese Defense Agency was established on 1 July 1954. Until May 2000, it was based in Akasaka (currently occupied by Tokyo Midtown).The JDA was placed under the authority of the Prime Minister's Office under Article 2 of the Defense Agency Establishment Law [17] before it was placed under the Cabinet Office in 2001.
Director of the Japan Defense Agency: Gen Nakatani: R April 26, 2001 - September 30, 2002 Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs Minister of State (Science and Technology Policy) Kōji Omi: R April 26, 2001 - September 30, 2002 Minister of State for Financial Services Hakuo Yanagisawa: R January 6, 2001 - September 30, 2002
Prime Minister: Junichiro Koizumi: Preceded by: Kazuo Torashima: Succeeded by: Gen Nakatani: Member of the House of Representatives; In office 6 July 1986 – 21 July 2009: Constituency: Shizuoka 2nd (1986–1996) Shizuoka 5th (1996–2003) Tōkai PR (2003–2009) Personal details; Born 27 December 1944 (age 80) Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan: Political ...
The following is a family tree of the emperors of Japan, from the legendary Emperor Jimmu to the present monarch, Naruhito. [1]Modern scholars have come to question the existence of at least the first nine emperors; Kōgen's descendant, Emperor Sujin (98 BC – 30 BC?), is the first for whom many agree that he might have actually existed. [2]
Hideki Tōjō: Prime Minister, Home Affairs Minister, Education Minister, Trade Minister, War Minister, Head of Kodoha Party; also Commander-in-Chief of Japanese Imperial Forces in same period, also led the Keishicho (Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department); also was for some time head of the Munitions Ministry.