Issei Nishikawa
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is the governor of Fukui Prefecture
in Japan
. He was elected first in 2003. A native of Asahi, Fukui
and graduate of Kyoto University
, he joined the Ministry of Home Affairs
in 1968.
Fukui Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Fukui.- Prehistory :The Kitadani Dinosaur Quarry, on the Sugiyama River within the city limits of Katsuyama, has yielded the Fukuiraptor kitadaniensis and Fukuisaurus tetoriensis as well as an unnamed...
in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. He was elected first in 2003. A native of Asahi, Fukui
Asahi, Fukui
was a town located in Nyū District, Fukui, Japan.On February 1, 2005 Asahi was merged with the town of Ota, and the village of Miyazaki, to form the new town of Echizen. As of this merger Asahi no longer exists as an independent municipality....
and graduate of Kyoto University
Kyoto University
, or is a national university located in Kyoto, Japan. It is the second oldest Japanese university, and formerly one of Japan's Imperial Universities.- History :...
, he joined the Ministry of Home Affairs
Ministry of Home Affairs (Japan)
was a ministry in the Japanese government that existed from July 1, 1960 to January 5, 2001 and is now part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. The head of the ministry was a member of a cabinet....
in 1968.