Fusae Ohta is a Japan

Japan

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ese politician, the former governor of Osaka prefecture

Osaka Prefecture

is a prefecture located in the Kansai region on Honshū, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Osaka. It is the center of Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto area.- History :...

, and the country's first female prefectural governor.

Born in Kure, Hiroshima

Kure, Hiroshima

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, she later moved to Toyohashi, Aichi

Toyohashi, Aichi

is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.The city was founded on August 1, 1906. As of January 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 383,691 and a density of 1,468.62 persons per km². The total area is . By size, Toyohashi was Aichi Prefecture's second-largest city until March 31,...

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After graduating from the University of Tokyo

University of Tokyo

, abbreviated as , is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The University has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign. Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano. It is considered to be the most prestigious university...

 with an economics

Economics

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 degree in 1976, Ohta entered the Ministry of International Trade and Industry

Ministry of International Trade and Industry

The Ministry of International Trade and Industry was one of the most powerful agencies of the Government of Japan. At the height of its influence, it effectively ran much of Japanese industrial policy, funding research and directing investment...

. She served in MITI until 1997, when she became vice-governor of Okayama prefecture

Okayama Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Okayama.- History :During the Meiji Restoration, the area of Okayama Prefecture was known as Bitchū Province, Bizen Province and Mimasaka Province.- Geography :...

. She returned to the ministry in 1999.

Ohta became governor of Osaka prefecture after the resignation of Knock Yokoyama

Knock Yokoyama

Knock Yokoyama was a Japanese comedian and politician.Born Isamu Yamada in Kobe, he adopted his current stage name while directing the Manga Trio manzai troupe from 1959 to 1968...

 in 2000. She was re-elected in 2004.

Ohta's family name has been officially registered

Koseki

A is a Japanese family registry. Japanese law requires all Japanese households to report births, acknowledgements of paternity, adoptions, disruptions of adoptions, deaths, marriages and divorces of Japanese citizens to their local authority, which compiles such records encompassing all Japanese...

 as Saitō (齊藤) since her marriage, but she uses her maiden name above for most public purposes.

Ohta's family name

Family name

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 is romanized as Ohta by the URL

Uniform Resource Locator

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 of her website (ohtafusae.jp), the state government of Hawaii

Hawaii

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, the United Nations

United Nations

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 Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Kansai Window, and Dawn Center. The name is romanized as Ota by WebJapan, the Japan Times and the BBC

BBC

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External links

• Fusae Ohta's website (defunct page 2010/8/24)

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