Fusae Ohta
{{Short description|Japanese politician (born 1951)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Fusae Saitō
| native_name = {{nobold|齊藤 房江}}
| native_name_lang = ja
| image = Fusae Ohta 20140903.jpg
| caption = Official portrait, 2014
| office = Member of the House of Councillors
| constituency = National PR (2013–2019)
Osaka at-large (2019–present)
| term_start = 29 July 2013
| term_end =
| predecessor = Multi-member district
| successor =
| office1 = Governor of Osaka Prefecture
| monarch1 = Akihito
| term_start1 = 5 February 2000
| term_end1 = 4 February 2008
| predecessor1 = Knock Yokoyama
| successor1 = Tōru Hashimoto
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|6|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kure, Hiroshima, Japan
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Liberal Democratic
| otherparty =
| spouse =
| children =
| residence =
| alma_mater = University of Tokyo
}}
{{nihongo|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 {{nihongo|Fusae Saitō|齊藤 房江|Saitō Fusae}}. She is affiliated to the revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi."日本会議の全貌——知られざる巨大組織の実態" Yoshifumi Tawara、2016/06/17。{{ISBN|9784763407818}}"日本会議と神社本庁" ("Japan Conference and the Association of Shinto shrines") Muneo Narusawa 2016/06/28。{{ISBN|9784865720105}}
Career
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"Hindell, Juliet [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/662040.stm Sumo excludes woman governor], BBC News Online March 1, 2000 Retrieved on October 2, 2012 woman entering it,Green, Shane [http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/03/14/1047583701566.html Sumo wrestles with its weightiest problem], The Sydney Morning Herald, March 15, 2003 Retrieved on October 2, 2012 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,{{Cite web|url=http://www.hawaii.gov/gov/news/photo_archive/photo2003/Photo_Album.2003-08-08.0631/ohta/view|title = David y. Ige}} the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific,{{cite web |url=http://www.unescap.org/huset/women/swiulg/japan/fusae_ohta.doc |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2007-06-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926230036/http://www.unescap.org/huset/women/swiulg/japan/fusae_ohta.doc |archivedate=2007-09-26 }} Kansai Window,[http://www.kansai.gr.jp/KansaiWindowHtml/News/2004-e/20040324_NEWS.HTML KIPPO NEWS Wednesday, March 24, 2004] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927211327/http://www.kansai.gr.jp/KansaiWindowHtml/News/2004-e/20040324_NEWS.HTML |date=September 27, 2007 }} and Dawn Center.{{Cite web |url=http://www.dawncenter.or.jp/english/publication/edawn/0012/governor.html |title=Introduction in English (Publications and Programs) :: DawnCenter |access-date=2007-06-06 |archive-date=2007-04-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070407094840/http://www.dawncenter.or.jp/english/publication/edawn/0012/governor.html |url-status=dead }} The name is romanized as Ota by WebJapan,[http://web-japan.org/trends00/honbun/tj000420.html Osaka's New Leader | Education and Society | Trends in Japan | Web Japan] the Japan Times[http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20070221a3.html Osaka punishes 163 over slush-fund scams | The Japan Times Online] and the BBC.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/662040.stm BBC News | ASIA-PACIFIC | Sumo excludes woman governor]
References
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{{s-bef | before = Knock Yokoyama}}
{{s-ttl | title = Governor of Osaka Prefecture
| years = February 2000 – February 2008}}
{{s-aft | after = Tōru Hashimoto}}
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Category:Women governors of Japan
Category:People from Kure, Hiroshima
Category:People from Toyohashi
Category:Politicians from Osaka Prefecture
Category:University of Tokyo alumni
Category:Members of Nippon Kaigi