Yoshiko Tōma
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is a Japan
ese politician
from Ōmuta, Fukuoka
.
Having graduated from Keio University
, Tōma was elected to the city assembly of Tokorozawa in 1979. She ran unsuccessfully for the Tokorozawa mayoral election in 1991 and for the national lower house
election in 1996 before she won the election for the prefectural assembly of Saitama
in 1999. Elected as mayor of Tokorozawa in October 2007, Tōma became the first woman to hold that post.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese politician
Politician
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from Ōmuta, Fukuoka
Omuta, Fukuoka
is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.As of January 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 127,126 and the density of 1,558.87 persons per km²...
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Having graduated from Keio University
Keio University
,abbreviated as Keio or Keidai , is a Japanese university located in Minato, Tokyo. It is known as the oldest institute of higher education in Japan. Founder Fukuzawa Yukichi originally established it as a school for Western studies in 1858 in Edo . It has eleven campuses in Tokyo and Kanagawa...
, Tōma was elected to the city assembly of Tokorozawa in 1979. She ran unsuccessfully for the Tokorozawa mayoral election in 1991 and for the national lower house
House of Representatives of Japan
The is the lower house of the Diet of Japan. The House of Councillors of Japan is the upper house.The House of Representatives has 480 members, elected for a four-year term. Of these, 180 members are elected from 11 multi-member constituencies by a party-list system of proportional representation,...
election in 1996 before she won the election for the prefectural assembly of Saitama
Saitama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which a large amount of residents commute each day.- History...
in 1999. Elected as mayor of Tokorozawa in October 2007, Tōma became the first woman to hold that post.