Bunmei Ibuki (伊吹文明), (born January 9, 1938) is a Japanese politician. He was appointed Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology on September 26, 2006 as a part of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's first cabinet. January 9 is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Office building Office building The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology ), also known as MEXT, is one of the ministries of the Japanese government. ... September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 96 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Shinzō Abe , pronounced ʃinzoː abe, born September 21, 1954) is the current Prime Minister of Japan, elected by a special session of the National Diet on September 26, 2006. ...

He was born in Kyoto to a family of textile wholesalers. He graduated from Kyoto University's economics department in 1960. At Kyoto University he was a member of the tennis club. Upon graduation Ibuki became a bureaucrat at the Ministry of Finance. He was dispatched to the Japanese embassy in London in 1965, where he stayed for four years.^[1] Kyōto ) (lit. ... The Clocktower Kyoto University (Japanese: 京都大学, Kyōto Daigaku; abbreviated to 京大, Kyōdai) in Kyoto, Japan, is the second oldest university and one of the leading research universities in the country. ...

Ibuki entered politics in 1983 at former Finance Minister Michio Watanabe's behest. He is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and has served in a variety of government positions, including labor minister and National Public Saftey Commission chairman.^[2] Michio Watanabe (born 1923) was a Japanese political figure. ... Liberal Democratic Party or Democratic Liberal Party is the name of dozens of political parties around the world. ...

Ibuki's interests include: go (board game), rakugo, food, dining tours, tennis, and kimono. He is also a fluent English speaker. Go, also known as Weiqi in Mandarin Chinese (Traditional Chinese: 圍棋; Simplified Chinese: 围棋), and Baduk in Korean (Hangul:바둑), is a strategic, deterministic two-player board game originating in ancient China, before 200 BC. The game is now popular throughout East Asia and on the Internet. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Kimono (Japanese: 着物, literally something worn, i. ...

Kenji Kosaka (小坂憲次, b. ... The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology is the member of the Cabinet of Japan in charge of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. ...

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