Katsuya Okada

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In 2016, he remained as leader when the Democratic Party of Japan merged with the Japan Innovation Party to become the Democratic Party.[2]

Early life and education

Okada was born on 14 July 1953. He is the second son of Takuya Okada, who is a co-founder of AEON Group.[3] His elder brother, Motoya Okada, is the President and CEO of AEON Group. He has a younger brother and a half-sister. A native of Yokkaichi, Mie, Okada graduated from the University of Tokyo with a degree in law, and entered the Ministry of International Trade and Industry. He also did a short course at Weatherhead Center for International Affairs in Harvard University.[4]

Political career

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Okada with Hillary Clinton and Stephen Smith in 2009

Okada ran for the House of Representatives at the 1990 general election from LDP, representing Mie Prefecture's third district, and later joined the Takeshita faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, and followed faction leaders Tsutomu Hata and Ichirō Ozawa to join the Japan Renewal Party in 1993.[3] Through a series of splits and mergers, Okada then became a member of the New Frontier Party, Sun Party, and Minseito, finally entering the DPJ upon its merger with Minseito in 1998.[3]

He became president of the DPJ on 18 May 2004, and led the DPJ to one of its largest electoral victories in history during the 2004 House of Councillors election. However, he resigned after his party suffered dramatic losses in the September 2005 general election.[5]

Okada ran for the presidency in 2009 but lost to Yukio Hatoyama. Following the success of the DPJ in the 2009 general election, Hatoyama selected Okada to be the foreign minister.[6]

Okada was regarded as a possible successor of Hatoyama when Hatoyama announced his resignation as Prime Minister and DPJ leader in June 2010,[7] but Okada gave his support to Finance Minister Naoto Kan, who quickly emerged as the likely successor to Hatoyama. Ichirō Ozawa, however, whose resignation had also been reported announced by Hatoyama, was still supporting another less well known possible successor, Shinji Tarutoko, 50, a legislator who leads the environmental policy committee in the lower house of Parliament, a day before the DPJ leadership elections.[8] After being selected as the new prime minister, Kan reaffirmed Okada as foreign minister.[9]

As foreign minister, Okada was one of the chief participants in negotiations with the United States (US) over the relocation of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma on Okinawa. The Foreign Ministry under Okada also confirmed the existence of a long-rumored secret pact between Japan and US which had allowed the US military to carry nuclear weapons into Japanese territory in contravention of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan. The previous administration under the LDP had denied that such a pact existed.[9]

In a September 2010 cabinet reshuffle, Okada was moved from foreign minister to secretary general of the DPJ.[10] Okada, who is viewed as an intraparty ally of Prime Minister Naoto Kan, is believed to have been given the role of secretary general in order to secure Kan's influence in the governing party,[11] as well as to help force the passage of government bills in parliament.[12]

Okada ran in the DPJ leadership election held in January 2015 after former president Banri Kaieda resigned after losing his seat. Okada won and returned as DPJ leader after a period of nine years.

In 2015, there were allegations made against Okada, saying that he had accepted 240,000 yen ($2,000) in donations from Nisshin Seifun Group Inc. in 2011 and 2012.[13]

In 2016, he remained as leader when the Democratic Party of Japan merged with the Japan Innovation Party to become the Democratic Party.[14] Following the party's defeat at the House of Councillors election in July, he announced that he would not seek re-election as leader at the party's annual meeting in September.[15]

In 2022, Okada was appointed to be the secretary general of the CDP, replacing Chinami Nishimura. Okada currently holds the secretary general position to this day.

He was many times interviewed by Sekai Nippo, the official newspaper of the Unification Church, an anti-communism new religion. He does not support marriage equality.

Other interests

Okada is said to be an avid collector of frog knick knacks, which decorate his office.[6]

Election history

Election Age District Political party Number of votes election results
1990 Japanese general election 36 Mie 1st district LDP 97,290 winning
1993 Japanese general election 40 Mie 1st district JRP 142,215 winning
1996 Japanese general election 43 Mie 3rd district NFP 108,690 winning
2000 Japanese general election 46 Mie 3rd district DPJ 117,868 winning
2003 Japanese general election 50 Mie 3rd district DPJ 132,109 winning
2005 Japanese general election 52 Mie 3rd district DPJ 140,954 winning
2009 Japanese general election 56 Mie 3rd district DPJ 173,931 winning
2012 Japanese general election 59 Mie 3rd district DPJ 126,679[16] winning
2014 Japanese general election 61 Mie 3rd district DPJ 120,950[17] winning
2017 Japanese general election 64 Mie 3rd district Independent 147,255[18] winning
2021 Japanese general election 68 Mie 3rd district CDP 144,688[19] winning
2024 Japanese general election 71 Mie 3rd district CDP 137,953[20] winning
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See also

References

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  1. ↑ Hatoyama starts naming Cabinet minister candidates Template:Webarchive. Mainichi Shimbun. 5 September 2009.
  2. ↑ New opposition party launched with merger of DPJ, smaller party March 27, 2016 Template:Webarchive The Nikkei Retrieved 10 May 2016
  3. ↑ a b c Profile: Katsuya Okada . BBC News. 8 September 2005
  4. ↑ Centrepiece: Newsletter of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University. 23 (1), 2008.
  5. ↑ Koizumi Clinches Historic Election Victory Template:Webarchive. The Seoul Times. 11 September 2005.
  6. ↑ a b Nishikawa, Yoko; Sieg, Linda; Roddy, Michael (5 September 2009). Key facts about Okada, to be Japan foreign minister Template:Webarchive. Reuters.
  7. ↑ "Japan’s Premier Will Quit as Approval Plummets", by Martin Fackler, The New York Times, 1 June 2010. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
  8. ↑ "Finance Chief Favored as Next Japanese Leader" Template:Webarchive, by Martin Fackler, The New York Times, 3 June 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
  9. ↑ a b Japan Times, "Cabinet Profiles: Kan's lineup", 9 June 2010, p. 4.
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