was a Japanese politician who served as the 4th Governor of Okinawa from 1978 until 1990 and mayor of

Naha is the capital city of Okinawa Prefecture, the southernmost prefecture of Japan. As of 1 June 2019, the city has an estimated population of 317,405 and a population density of 7,939 persons per km2 (20,562 persons per sq. mi.). The total area i ...

, the capital of

Okinawa is a prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 km2 (880 sq mi). Naha is the capital and largest city ...

. He studied and graduated at the University of Tokyo.Former governor Junji Nishime dies
''Weekly Japan Updates'', November 15, 2001. His son is Kosaburo Nishime a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet.

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1921 births 2001 deaths Japanese politicians People from Naha People from Okinawa Island Politicians from Okinawa Prefecture Governors of Okinawa Prefecture University of Tokyo alumni 20th-century Japanese politicians {{Japan-politician-1920s-stub