Hōdō Nakamura (中村 法道, Nakamura Hōdō, born 29 November 1950) is a Japanese politician and a former governor of Nagasaki Prefecture located in the Kyushu region of Japan. He was re-elected for another four-year term as governor in both 2014 and 2018.[1][2] Nakamura ran for a fourth term in 2022, but lost the elections.[3]
Hōdō Nakamura | |
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中村 法道 | |
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| Governor of Nagasaki Prefecture | |
| In office 2 March 2010 – 1 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Genjirō Kaneko |
| Succeeded by | Kengo Oishi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 November 1950 Arie, Nagasaki, Japan |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | Nagasaki University |
Anti-nuclear
editGovernor Nakamura together with Nagasaki City mayor Tomihisa Taue filed a protest against the first U.S. nuclear test under President Barack Obama.[4]
References
edit- ^ Nagasaki Gov. Nakamura wins re-election, Japan Times, February 2, 2014.
- ^ [1], Japan Times, February 4, 2018.
- ^ "Incumbent defeated in Nagasaki governor election". The Japan Times. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ US Nuclear Test Under Fire In Nagasaki, Hiroshima[permanent dead link], Weekly Voice, October 17, 2010.
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