Shigefumi Matsuzawa
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is the governor of Kanagawa Prefecture
in Japan
. A native of Kawasaki, Kanagawa
and graduate of Keio University
, he had served in the assembly of Kanagawa Prefecture for two terms since 1987 and in the House of Representatives
in the Diet of Japan
for three terms since 1993. He was first elected governor of Kanagawa prefecture in 2003. During his time as a graduate student at the Matsushita School of Government, Governor Matsuzawa lived in Frederick, Maryland for a year and worked in the office of then-U. S. Congresswoman Beverly Byron
(D-MD), studying the 1984 U.S. presidential election, which became the subject of a book he wrote and published in Japan in 1985.
Kanagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the southern Kantō region of Japan. The capital is Yokohama. Kanagawa is part of the Greater Tokyo Area.-History:The prefecture has some archaeological sites going back to the Jōmon period...
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...
. A native of Kawasaki, Kanagawa
Kawasaki, Kanagawa
is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, between Tokyo and Yokohama. It is the 9th most populated city in Japan and one of the main cities forming the Greater Tokyo Area and Keihin Industrial Area....
and graduate of Keio University
Keio University
,abbreviated as Keio or Keidai , is a Japanese university located in Minato, Tokyo. It is known as the oldest institute of higher education in Japan. Founder Fukuzawa Yukichi originally established it as a school for Western studies in 1858 in Edo . It has eleven campuses in Tokyo and Kanagawa...
, he had served in the assembly of Kanagawa Prefecture for two terms since 1987 and in the House of Representatives
House of Representatives of Japan
The is the lower house of the Diet of Japan. The House of Councillors of Japan is the upper house.The House of Representatives has 480 members, elected for a four-year term. Of these, 180 members are elected from 11 multi-member constituencies by a party-list system of proportional representation,...
in the Diet of Japan
Diet of Japan
The is Japan's bicameral legislature. It is composed of a lower house, called the House of Representatives, and an upper house, called the House of Councillors. Both houses of the Diet are directly elected under a parallel voting system. In addition to passing laws, the Diet is formally...
for three terms since 1993. He was first elected governor of Kanagawa prefecture in 2003. During his time as a graduate student at the Matsushita School of Government, Governor Matsuzawa lived in Frederick, Maryland for a year and worked in the office of then-U. S. Congresswoman Beverly Byron
Beverly Byron
Beverly Barton Butcher Byron , a Democrat, was a U.S. Congresswoman who represented the 6th congressional district of Maryland from January 3, 1979 to January 3, 1993....
(D-MD), studying the 1984 U.S. presidential election, which became the subject of a book he wrote and published in Japan in 1985.