was a Japanese government bureaucrat. He was appointed

governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

Fukui Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Fukui Prefecture has a population of 778,943 (1 June 2017) and has a geographic area of 4,190 km2 (1,617 sq mi). Fukui Prefecture borders Ishikawa Prefecture to the north, Gi ...

and was the Chief of Internal Affairs for the Governor-General of Taiwan.

Biography

Obama was born in

Tokyo Prefecture Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...

, Japan in July 1886 as the fourth son of . He graduated from High School No. 2 in Sendai-ku (now part of

Sendai is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Miyagi Prefecture, the largest city in the Tōhoku region. , the city had a population of 1,091,407 in 525,828 households, and is one of Japan's 20 Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, desig ...

) in

Miyagi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Miyagi Prefecture has a population of 2,305,596 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Miyagi Prefecture borders Iwate Prefecture to the north, Akita Prefecture to the nort ...

. He graduated in 1912 from Tokyo Imperial University with degrees in law and economics and was appointed to the Home Ministry office in

Toyama Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Toyama Prefecture has a population of 1,044,588 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,247.61 km2 (1,640.01 sq mi). Toyama Prefecture borders Ishikawa Prefecture to the ...

. In November 1913, he passed with high marks the civil official exam for department administration. He was appointed the county administrator for Himi-gun in Toyama Prefecture in 1914. Several additional appoints followed: Prefectural Director for Hiroshima Prefecture, Prefectural Director for Hyougo Prefecture, Section Chief of the Health and Insurance Board in the Home Ministry, city welfare bureau chief, and other similar positions. Obama was appointed Governor of

, serving from May 25, 1928, until August 26, 1930. He was preceded as Governor by Keizō Ichimura and was succeeded by Naokitsu Tachibana. He did not hold any public office between August 1930 and March 1932. He became the Chief of Internal Affairs for the Governor-General of Taiwan in March 1932, and held that office until October 1936. He retired from public office that same year. He died on September 24, 1948.『朝日新聞』（東京本社発行）1948年9月25日朝刊、2面の訃報より。

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Obama, Joukou 1886 births 1948 deaths Governors of Fukui Prefecture Political office-holders in Taiwan Politicians from Tokyo