Yuichiro Hata
Yuichiro Hata | |
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羽田 雄一郎 | |
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | |
In office 4 June 2012 – 26 December 2012 | |
Prime Minister | Yoshihiko Noda |
Preceded by | Takeshi Maeda |
Succeeded by | Akihiro Ota |
Member of the House of Councillors | |
In office 3 January 1999 – 27 December 2020 | |
Constituency | Nagano at-large |
Personal details | |
Born | 羽田 雄一郎 (Hata Yūichirō) 29 July 1967 Tokyo, Japan |
Died | 27 December 2020 (aged 53) Tokyo, Japan |
Political party | CDP (2020) |
Other political affiliations | Democratic (before 2016) Democratic (2016-2018) DPP (2018-2020) |
Relations | Jiro Hata (brother) |
Parents |
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Alma mater | Tamagawa University |
Website | http://www.y-hata.jp/ |
Yuichiro Hata (羽田 雄一郎, Hata Yūichirō, 29 July 1967 – 27 December 2020) was a Japanese
A native of
He was the son of the late Prime Minister Tsutomu Hata.
Career
Hata was a member of the Itochu Foundation during his time as a student at Tamagawa University. He graduated from the university with a Bachelor of Arts in March 1993. Early in his career Hata was a secretary to his father, Prime Minister Tsutomu Hata, during the latter's tenure in the House of Representatives.[1]
Hata served as member of the
Visits to Yasukuni shrine
On 15 August 2012, Hata, along with National Safety Commissioner Jin Matsubara became the first cabinet ministers of the DPJ to openly visit the controversial Yasukuni Shrine since the party came to power in 2009. They made their visits to commemorate the 67th anniversary of the end of World War II despite requests from South Korea to refrain from doing so,[6] and despite Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda requesting his cabinet not to do so.[7]
Political positions
Generally, Hata was part of Japan's
Death
Yuichiro Hata died from COVID-19 in Tokyo on 27 December 2020, at age 53, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan while being transported to the University of Tokyo Hospital.[2] He is the first Japanese legislator to die of the disease.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b "The Cabinet - Yuichiro Hata". Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet website. Cabinet Public Relations Office. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ^ a b "CDP's Hata, 53, becomes first Japanese lawmaker to die of COVID-19". The Japan Times. 29 December 2020. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "国民民主党、結党大会を開催" [Democratic Party for the People holds party convention]. QNew (in Japanese). 7 May 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "野田内閣が総辞職 民主政権、3年3カ月で幕" [Noda Cabinet resigns from administration, end of Democratic reign that lasted 3 years and 3 months]. The Nikkei (in Japanese). 26 December 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ a b "CDP lawmaker Yuichiro Hata dies from COVID-19 before test". The Asahi Shimbun. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Japanese cabinet minister visits Yasukuni Shrine". AsiaOne News. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ^ "Japanese cabinet member makes controversial homage". Stuff. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ^ "羽田雄一郎" [Yuichiro Hata]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). 21 July 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "羽田雄一郎の政見" [Political views of Yuichiro Hata]. Yuichiro Hata Official Website (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 December 2020.
External links
- Official website in Japanese.