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Takeshi Onaga
(2 October 1950 – 8 August 2018) was a Japanese politician and the seventh Governor of Okinawa Prefecture from 2014 to 2018. Onaga served as a member of the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly from 1992 to 1996 and four terms as mayor of Naha, the capital and largest city of Okinawa Prefecture, from 2000 to 2014 before being elected governor as an independent. Onaga's governorship was characterized by his opposition to the U.S. military presence in Okinawa. Onaga died in office aged 67 from illness in August 2018 and was succeeded by Okinawa 3rd district representative Denny Tamaki. Early life Takeshi Onaga was born on 2 October 1950 in Naha, Okinawa, at the time under American military administration after Japan's defeat in World War II. His father, Josei Onaga, was a politician who was once the mayor of Naha, and his mother, Kazuko, was a merchant. According to his biographer Koji Matsubara, Onaga was interested in politics since his childhood. When he was 12 years old, Ona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor Of Okinawa Prefecture
The is the head of the local government in Okinawa Prefecture. The governor's official residence is in Okinawa Prefecture Government Building located in Naha, the capital city of the prefecture. List of Governors of Okinawa Prefecture (1879–1945) Okinawa Prefecture was dissolved by United States until 1972.(see List of U.S. governors of the Ryukyu Islands This article lists the U.S. governors of the , an archipelago of Japanese islands within Kagoshima and Okinawa prefectures, centered on the Okinawa Islands and its main island, Okinawa (the smallest and least populated of the five Japanese ho ...). List of Governors of Okinawa Prefecture (1972–present) See also *United States Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands *United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands *Government of the Ryukyu Islands SourcesWorld Statesmen.org {{Authority control Politics of Okinawa Governors of Okinawa Prefecture, Governors of Japanese prefectures, Okina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |