The Japanese village
Minamimaki, Nagano
is a village located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the village had an estimated population of 2924 in 1091 households, and a population density of 22 persons per km². The total area of the village is .
Geography
Minamimaki is located in mount ...
held a mayoral election on November 11, 2007.
Yukihiko Kikuchi
Yukihiko is a masculine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Yukihiko can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:
*幸彦, "happiness, elegant boy"
*幸比古, "happiness, young man (archaic)"
*行 ...
beat the incumbent mayor
Yoshito Nakajima
Yoshito is a masculine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Yoshito can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:
*義人, "justice, person"
*儀人, "ceremony, person"
*佳人, "good, person"
*嘉 ...
.
Candidates
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Yoshito Nakajima
Yoshito is a masculine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Yoshito can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:
*義人, "justice, person"
*儀人, "ceremony, person"
*佳人, "good, person"
*嘉 ...
, incumbent mayor of
Minamimaki.
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Yukihiko Kikuchi
Yukihiko is a masculine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Yukihiko can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:
*幸彦, "happiness, elegant boy"
*幸比古, "happiness, young man (archaic)"
*行 ...
, farmer and former city assembly members for the
Japanese Communist Party
The is a left-wing to far-left political party in Japan. With approximately 270,000 members belonging to 18,000 branches, it is one of the largest non-governing communist parties in the world.
The party advocates the establishment of a democr ...
(JCP).
Issues
The main issue was the proposed merger of the village with neighboring
Kawakami. In a referendum earlier this year 87% voted not to merger. Incumbent mayor
Yoshito Nakajima
Yoshito is a masculine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Yoshito can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:
*義人, "justice, person"
*儀人, "ceremony, person"
*佳人, "good, person"
*嘉 ...
supported a merger while
Yukihiko Kikuchi
Yukihiko is a masculine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Yukihiko can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:
*幸彦, "happiness, elegant boy"
*幸比古, "happiness, young man (archaic)"
*行 ...
of the
JCP was against it. Kikuchi also called for a "agriculture revitalization" and criticized what he called "undemocratic policies" of the incumbent mayor.
Results
Yukihiko Kikuchi
Yukihiko is a masculine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Yukihiko can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:
*幸彦, "happiness, elegant boy"
*幸比古, "happiness, young man (archaic)"
*行 ...
won the election with 430 more votes than
Yoshito Nakajima
Yoshito is a masculine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Yoshito can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:
*義人, "justice, person"
*儀人, "ceremony, person"
*佳人, "good, person"
*嘉 ...
.
References
Results from JanJan
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2007 elections in Japan
Mayoral elections in Japan
Politicians from Nagano Prefecture
November 2007 events in Japan
Minamimaki, Nagano