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Shizuka Kamei

Shizuka Kamei, Japanese lawyer and politician

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Born
November 1, 1936
Age in 2026
90
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1936

About Shizuka Kamei

Shizuka Kamei is a retired Japanese politician served in the House of Representatives from 1979 to 2017. He was a faction leader in the Liberal Democratic Party, but left in opposition to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in 2005 and founded the People's New Party. In 1999, he headed up the LDP's Policy Research Council and founded the Kamei faction. Despite facing the popular businessman Takafumi Horie in the 2005 election, he won reelection for the tenth time. On 16 September 2009, Kamei became the banking and postal services minister in the newly formed Hatoyama cabinet.

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Shizuka Kamei timeline

  1. In 1999, he headed up the LDP's Policy Research Council and founded the Kamei faction.
  2. He was a faction leader in the Liberal Democratic Party, but left in opposition to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in 2005 and founded the People's New Party.
  3. Despite facing the popular businessman Takafumi Horie in the 2005 election, he won reelection for the tenth time.
  4. On 16 September 2009, Kamei became the banking and postal services minister in the newly formed Hatoyama cabinet.

The world when Shizuka Kamei was born

Shizuka Kamei was born in 1936. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1936

  • #1 song"The Way You Look Tonight" – Fred Astaire
  • Top movieModern Times (Charlie Chaplin)
  • Top TV showBBC Television Service launches
  • Best-selling bookGone with the Wind – Margaret Mitchell

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJesse Owens wins 4 gold medals at Berlin Olympics
  • Top headlineJesse Owens dominates the Berlin Olympics
  • Technology milestoneBBC launches the world's first regular television service
  • Defining fadSwing dancing
  • Notable inventionSun glasses (mass-produced)
  • World population2.26 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population128.1M

1936 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Shizuka Kamei's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19362026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,100$435,000
Average income$2,900$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population128.1M341 million

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