Aya Kamikawa (上川 あや, Kamikawa Aya, born January 25, 1968)[1] is a Tokyo municipal official. With her election in April 2003, she became the first openly transgender person to seek or win elected office in Japan.[2]
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^"Bribery trial no impediment in man's assembly seat quest". The Japan Times. April 29, 2003. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
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Sports Drama Grand Prix Awards in March 2010 while Kamenashi and his co-star, Aya Omasa, were also awarded Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress respectively...
next drama was announced, his first co-starring role with long time friend Aya Ueto, called Tonari no Chikara (となりのチカラ, My neighbor Chikara), airing weekly...
Football Hall of Fame AFC Century Award "AFC Women's Player of the Year: Aya Miyama". the-AFC.com. 29 November 2012. Archived from the original on 2017-12-07...