is a Japanese politician who was the 43rd
governor
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of
Kagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Kagawa Prefecture has a population of 949,358 (as of 2020) and is the smallest prefecture by geographic area at . Kagawa Prefecture borders Ehime Prefecture to the southwest and Tok ...
in
Japan
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, serving three terms from 1998 until 2010. In 2009 he announced he would not contest the 2010 election and was succeeded by
Keizō Hamada
is a former Japanese politician and finance bureaucrat and a former governor of Kagawa Prefecture in the Shikoku
is the smallest of the four main islands of Japan. It is long and between wide. It has a population of 3.8 million ( ...
.
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University of Tokyo alumni
Politicians from Kagawa Prefecture
1940 births
Living people
Governors of Kagawa Prefecture
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