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Yukiko Miyake
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三宅 雪子
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| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 2009–2012 |
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| Constituency | Gunma PR District |
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| Born | March 5, 1965 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | January 2, 2020 (aged 54) Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Kyoritsu Women's University |
Yukiko Miyake (Japanese: 三宅 雪子) was a Japanese politician. She was born in the United States. She served one term as a member of the Japanese House of Representatives. This is a part of Japan's national government.
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About Yukiko Miyake
Her Early Life and Education
Yukiko Miyake was born on March 5, 1965, in Washington, D.C., USA. Her father, Wasuke Miyake, was a diplomat. A diplomat is someone who represents their country in another country. Because of her father's job, she was born abroad.
Her grandfather was Hirohide Ishida. Yukiko Miyake held Japanese citizenship. She went to Toho Joshi middle and high school. Later, she studied at Tamagawa Gakuen Junior College for Women. She also attended Kyoritsu Women's University.
Working in Television
In 1988, Yukiko Miyake started working at Fuji Television. This is a big TV station in Japan. She worked in different areas there. These included sales and the newsroom.
When she was in the newsroom, she reported on business news. She focused on topics like exchange rates. These are how much one country's money is worth compared to another's. She also reported on the stock exchange. This is where people buy and sell parts of companies.
Her Political Journey
On July 27, 2009, a politician named Ichiro Ozawa asked Yukiko Miyake to run for office. She decided to leave her job at Fuji TV to become a politician.
She ran in the 2009 Japanese general election. She was running against Yasuo Fukuda. He was a former Prime Minister of Japan. She wanted to represent Gunma's 4th district.
Japanese news often called Miyake and other women who ran for office "Ozawa girls." These women wanted to bring new ideas into politics. They hoped to make the government more open to everyone.
Yukiko Miyake did not win the election for her district. However, she was still elected to the House of Representatives. This was through a system called "proportional representation." This system helps make sure that smaller parties or candidates who get many votes but don't win a district can still get seats.
In 2012, Miyake announced she would help reduce electricity costs. She was part of a committee working on this.
Later that year, she disagreed with her party. Her party wanted to raise the consumption tax. This is a tax on goods and services that people buy. Yukiko Miyake was against this idea. She resigned from her party position on April 23. On June 26, she voted against the tax. This was different from what her party wanted.
On July 2, she left the Democratic Party. She joined a new political party called People's Life First on July 11. However, she lost the next election in 2012.
In July 2013, she ran for office again. This time, it was for the House of Councillors. This is another part of Japan's government. She was a candidate for the Liberal Party. But she was not elected.
In April 2015, Yukiko Miyake left the Liberal Party.
Her Passing
Yukiko Miyake passed away on January 2, 2020.
