Tetsuma Esaki
Tetsuma Esaki | |
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江崎鉄麿 (江崎鐵磨) えさき てつま | |
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| Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs | |
| In office August 3, 2017 – February 27, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Yosuke Tsuruho |
| Succeeded by | Teru Fukui |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office July 19, 1993~June 2, 2000 November 9, 2003~July 21, 2009 December 18, 2012~ present | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 17, 1943 Ichinomiya, aichi |
Tetsuma Esaki (江崎 鉄磨, Esaki Tetsuma, born September 17, 1943) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), formerly a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).[1] He was appointed to be the Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs by Shinzō Abe August 3, 2017.[2] A native of Ichinomiya, Aichi and graduate of Rikkyo University, he was elected for the first time in 1993 as a member of the now-defunct Japan Renewal Party. He later joined the LDP. He was defeated in the 2009 by DPJ candidate Kazumi Sugimoto.[1]
On February 27, 2018, Esaki resigned from the minister due to a mild cerebral infarction. Next day, Teru Fukui, former vice Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology assumed office as a successor.
Remarks
On August 8, 2018, Esaki said that "the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) should be “re-examined” in light of the fatal crash off Australia of an Okinawa-based U.S. Marine Corps Osprey aircraft, likely overstepping Tokyo’s official line on the politically sensitive pact."[3][4]
References
- ^ a b 政治家情報 〜江崎 鉄磨〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2007-10-16.
{{cite web}}: External link in|work=|publisher=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "DP calls for new Okinawa minister to be sacked after 'reading aloud' gaffe in Diet". The Japan Times. August 7, 2017. ISSN 0447-5763.
- ^ "江崎大臣 日米地位協定"見直し"と異例の発言、識者「協定を担当するのは外務大臣」". Retrieved 2017|8|09.
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External links
- Official website in Japanese.
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