Tetsuro Nomura
Tetsurō Nomura | |
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野村 哲郎 | |
![]() Nomura in 2022 | |
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | |
In office 10 August 2022 – 13 September 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Fumio Kishida |
Preceded by | Genjirō Kaneko |
Succeeded by | Ichiro Miyashita |
Member of the House of Councillors | |
Assumed office 26 July 2004 | |
Preceded by | Hiroshi Moriyama |
Constituency | Kagoshima at-large |
Personal details | |
Born | Hayato, Kagoshima, Empire of Japan | November 20, 1943
Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
Tetsuro Nomura (野村 哲郎, Nomura Tetsuro, born November 20, 1943) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Hayato, Kagoshima and high school graduate, he was elected for the first time in 2004.
Political career
[edit]On August, 2023 Nomura drew criticism from within his own party, for characterising treated water released from Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant as "contaminated water".[1] Amidst pressure, Nomura later apologized for his remarks claiming it was a slip of the tongue.[1][2]
On September 13, 2023 Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ordered a cabinet reshuffle that saw Nomura lose his position as Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ninivaggi, Gabriele (2023-09-01). "Fisheries minister under fire for 'contaminated water' gaffe". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ a b Press, Mari Yamaguchi, The Associated (2023-09-13). "Japan gets new defense minister". Defense News. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ INC, SANKEI DIGITAL (2023-09-13). "第2次岸田再改造内閣の閣僚名簿発表". 産経新聞:産経ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-05.
External links
[edit]- Official website in Japanese.