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Japanese politician
Fusae Saitō
齊藤 房江
Governor of Osaka Prefecture
In office
5 February 2000 – 4 February 2008
Preceded byKnock Yokoyama
Succeeded byTōru Hashimoto
Personal details
Born (1951-06-26) June 26, 1951 (age 73)
Kure, Hiroshima, Japan

Fusae Ōta (太田 房江, Ōta Fusae, born June 26, 1951) is a Japanese politician, a former governor of Osaka prefecture, and the country's first female prefectural governor. Her married name is Fusae Saitō (齊藤 房江, Saitō Fusae). She is affiliated to the revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi.

Overview

Born in Kure, Hiroshima, she later moved to Toyohashi, Aichi.

After graduating from the University of Tokyo with an economics degree in 1976, Ohta entered the Ministry of International Trade and Industry. She served in MITI until 1997, when she became vice-governor of Okayama prefecture. She returned to the ministry in 1999.

Ohta became governor of Osaka prefecture after the resignation of Knock Yokoyama in 2000. She was re-elected in 2004, and after eight years in office was succeeded by lawyer and TV personality Tōru Hashimoto.

Osaka hosts the March sumo tournament, one of Japan's six major tournaments, and the governor of each prefecture presents the "Governor's Prize" to the champion of each tournament. Given the Sumo Association's view that there is a traditional ban on women entering the dohyō (ring), and the ring would be "violated" by an "unclean" woman entering it, she was required to do so on the walkway beside the ring or send a male representative in her place. She repeatedly challenged the Sumo Association's policy by requesting to be allowed to fulfill her traditional role as governor. Her requests were repeatedly rejected until she stepped down from office.

Ohta's family name has been officially registered as Saitō (齊藤) since her marriage, but she uses her maiden name above for most public purposes.

Ohta's family name is romanized as Ohta by the URL of her website (ohtafusae.jp), the state government of Hawaii, the United Nations 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.

References

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  2. "日本会議と神社本庁" ("Japan Conference and the Association of Shinto shrines") Muneo Narusawa 2016/06/28。ISBN 9784865720105
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  4. Green, Shane Sumo wrestles with its weightiest problem, The Sydney Morning Herald, March 15, 2003 Retrieved on October 2, 2012
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  8. "Introduction in English (Publications and Programs) :: DawnCenter". Archived from the original on 2007-04-07. Retrieved 2007-06-06.
  9. Osaka's New Leader | Education and Society | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
  10. Osaka punishes 163 over slush-fund scams | The Japan Times Online
  11. BBC News | ASIA-PACIFIC | Sumo excludes woman governor


Preceded byKnock Yokoyama Governor of Osaka Prefecture
February 2000 – February 2008 		Succeeded byTōru Hashimoto
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