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Mayors Of Hiroshima
Mayor of Hiroshima is the head of the local government of Hiroshima City. Until 1871, Hiroshima was ruled by a feudal prince from the Asano clan, who ruled from Hiroshima Castle. On April 1, 1889, all cities in Japan were granted a municipality. At this point, all mayors in Japan were appointed by the Ministry of Interior in Tokyo. The first mayor of Hiroshima was Akira Miki, who remained in office for three months. During the atomic attack on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, mayor Senkichi Awaya was killed, and the municipal council had to appoint transitional mayor Shigetada Morishita, later followed by Shichirō Kihara. In 1947, mayoral elections were held in Hiroshima for the first time, and Shinzo Hamai, Shinzō Hamai became the mayor. Hamai and the mayors of Hiroshima that followed have tried to become leaders of international public opinion on issues such as peace and nuclear disarmament. This activity is partly done by an organization called Mayors for Peace, established by ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazumi Matsui
is a Japanese politician and the current mayor of Hiroshima, the capital city of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. Early life Matsui was born on January 8, 1953 in Hiroshima, Japan. His parents are ''hibakusha'', atomic bomb survivors. He earned an undergraduate law degree from Kyoto University. Career In 1976, Matsui began his career by working at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Ministry of Labor in various positions. From 1989 to 1992, he worked at the Japanese embassy in the United Kingdom. He became mayor in the 2011 Japanese unified regional elections, unified local elections on April 10, 2011. In his bid for the mayoral position, he was supported by the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito. He was reelected as Mayor in 2015 and 2019. Matsui served as the president of an organization called "Mayors for Peace". References External links Official CV at Mayors for Peace site {{DEFAULTSORT:Matsui, Kazumi Living peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takashi Hiraoka
was the mayor of Hiroshima from 1991 to 1999. Early life Takashi Hiraoka was born in Osaka to Tadao Hiraoka and Chitose Hiraoka (née Maeda). Initially, his parents had a delivery service in Osaka, but in 1934 the family business was hit by Typhoon Muroto, and the family moved to Unggi in Korea (present day Sonbong, North Korea), where his maternal grandfather Setsuzo Maeda held several private businesses. Later, the family moved to Seoul. During the Second World War, he studied medicine at Keijo Imperial University, but did not finish his studies. In summer 1945, worked as a volunteer for a chemical factory the Japanese Imperial Army had in Korea, then an occupied territory under the Japanese Empire, and remained in that position until the Japanese surrender in August 1945. He was away from the city of Hiroshima, and thus was spared any injuries due to the atomic attack on his city. As Japanese rule over Korea was over, all Japanese staying in Korea were required to return to Jap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Setsuo Yamada
was the Mayor of Hiroshima from 1967 until his death. Career He served as member of the Upper House of the Diet in the early years after the Second World War, and in that capacity helped in 1949 to pass the law proclaiming Hiroshima a city of peace. He was elected mayor of Hiroshima in May 1967, as Shinzo Hamai stepped down. As Mayor of Hiroshima he worked to promote the peace messages of his city overseas, which resulted in establishing in October 1967 a new department within the Hiroshima municipality, the Hiroshima Peace Culture Center, to disseminate the message of nuclear disarmament to the rest of the world. In September 1968, sent a letter of protest to the French government, protesting its nuclear tests, thus starting the tradition of such protest letters by the following mayors of Hiroshima. It was under his administration that Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Satō participated in the memorial ceremony on August 6, 1971, the first time such ceremony was attended by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tadao Watanabe
was a Japanese politician and Mayor of Hiroshima from 1955-1959. Was elected to the Lower House of Diet in April 1946, but soon after lost his seat due to the purge of Japanese officials by the US occupation authorities. He was able to return to political activity only following the end of the Allied occupation in 1952. Mayor of Hiroshima In April 1955 ran against Shinzo Hamai, and won the election after making allegations of financial misconduct by his opponent. As Mayor of Hiroshima, Watanabe was in favor of the exact reconstruction of the Hiroshima Castle, which was completed in 1958. In 1956, he inaugurated the statue of the goddess Kannon in the Peace Park in memory of those killed and in anticipation of peace As mayor of Hiroshima, Watanabe supported the notion of establishing nuclear power plants in his city. Watanabe is survived by his son Naoyuki Watanabe (born 1946), who is working to cultivate his father's legacy. External links * Interview by Watanabe to the ''Los A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakami Fujita
was mayor of Hiroshima from 1939 to 1943. He survived the atomic attack on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, and continued working for the Hiroshima municipality until 1947, when the US authorities purged him from his duties. In January 1946, he was appointed as chairman of the special Restoration Bureau established by the mayor Shichirō Kihara.''A-Bomb Mayor'', p. 59 After losing the right to work, he supported the policies of mayor Shinzo Hamai ''Shinzo'', known as in Japan, is an anime television series produced by TV Asahi, Toei Advertising, and Toei Animation. It was directed by Tetsuo Imazawa, with Mayori Sekijima handling series scripts, Sachiko Kamimura designing the charact ... in reconstruction. He died of stomach cancer. Notes References * Shinzo Hamai, ''A-Bomb Mayor: Warnings and Hope from Hiroshima'' (Hiroshima, 2010) {{DEFAULTSORT:Fujita, Wakami 1876 births 1951 deaths Mayors of Hiroshima Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kintarō Yokoyama
Kintarō Yokoyama (横山 金太郎 ''Yokoyama Kintarō'', b. Dec. 14, 1868-d. Sept. 25, 1945) was mayor of Hiroshima is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. The gross domestic product (GDP) in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui h ... from 1935 to 1939. {{DEFAULTSORT:Yokoyama, Kintaro 1868 births 1945 deaths Mayors of Hiroshima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadaji Itō
Sadaji Itō (born January 17, 1878-died 1943) was a Japanese politician who served as Mayor of the City of Hiroshima from May 1930 to May 1934. 1878 births 1943 deaths Mayors of Hiroshima {{Japan-mayor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryōki Kawabuchi
Ryōki Kawabuchi was mayor of Hiroshima is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. The gross domestic product (GDP) in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui h ... from 1925 to 1929. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kawabuchi, Ryoki 1860 births 1941 deaths Mayors of Hiroshima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobuyasu Satō
was mayor of Hiroshima is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. The gross domestic product (GDP) in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui h ... from 1922 to 1925. 1874 births 1964 deaths Mayors of Hiroshima {{Japan-mayor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masatake Tanabe
Masatake Tanabe (田部正壮 Tanabe Masatake, 21 December 1849 - 21 September 1939) was the Mayor of Hiroshima is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. The gross domestic product (GDP) in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui h ... from 1917 to 1921. {{Authority control Mayors of Hiroshima 1849 births 1939 deaths Place of birth missing Place of death missing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heizō Yoshimura
Heizō Yoshimura (born 1869-died July 23, 1935) was a Japanese politician who served as Mayor of the City of Hiroshima from January 1915 to December 1916 Events Below, the events of the First World War have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 1 – The British Royal Army Medical Corps carries out the first successful blood transfusion, using blood that had been stored and cooled. * ...) Mayors of Hiroshima 1869 births 1935 deaths Place of birth missing Place of death missing {{Japan-mayor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
