is the mayor of

Nanjō is a city located in the southern part of Okinawa Island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Translated literally, the name Nanjō means "southern castle". Many castle ruins, called gusuku in the Okinawan language, can be found throughout the city. T ...

, Okinawa and a former member of the House of Representatives of Japan, representing

Okinawa 4th district Okinawa 4th district is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan (national legislature). It is located in Okinawa Prefecture and encompasses the cities of Miyakojima, Ishigaki, Itoman, Tomigusuku, Nanjō, the village of ...

(southern Okinawa Island and the Sakishima Islands). He was elected in the

2009 Japanese general election General elections were held in Japan on August 30, 2009 to elect the 480 members of the House of Representatives. The opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) defeated the ruling coalition ( Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and New Komeito Party) ...

. He is an outspoken proponent of the removal of American bases from Okinawa. On 21 January 2018, Zukeran was elected mayor of Nanjō after defeating three-term incumbent Keishun Koja. He took office on 12 February.

Electoral history

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1958 births Living people People from Okinawa Prefecture Central Washington University alumni Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Democratic Party of Japan politicians 21st-century Japanese politicians {{Japan-mayor-stub