Aiko Shimajiri, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetAiko Shimajiri
Japanese politician
Date of Birth: 04-Mar-1965
Place of Birth: Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Profession: politician
Nationality: Japan
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
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About Aiko Shimajiri
- Aiko Shimajiri (?? ???, Shimajiri Aiko, born March 4, 1965) is a Japanese politician, a Liberal Democrat member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature) who was elected for the first time in 2007 and re-elected in 2010 in Okinawa Prefecture constituency.
- Shimajiri was appointed the Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs in the cabinet reshuffle on October 7, 2015, and is one of 3 women serving in Shinzo Abe's cabinet.In an interview following her appointment as the minister of state, Shimajiri stated that she will not deal with issues regarding the construction of new U.S.
- military facilities in Okinawa.Shimajiri lost her Diet seat to former Ginowan, Okinawa mayor Yoichi Iha, a critic of the US military presence in Okinawa supported by a coalition of opposition parties, in the 2016 Japanese House of Councillors election.
- This was viewed by some analysts as a setback for the proposed relocation of Futenma.
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