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is the former governor of Fukuoka Prefecture
in Japan
, first elected in 1995. From 2005-11 he was also President of the . A native of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka
and graduate of Kyoto University
, he joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in 1963. He retired on the 22nd April 2011, and Hiroshi Ogawa replaced him as Governor. Keiji Yamada
took over as President of the Governor's Association.
Fukuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. The capital is the city of Fukuoka.- History :Fukuoka Prefecture includes the former provinces of Chikugo, Chikuzen, and Buzen....
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...
, first elected in 1995. From 2005-11 he was also President of the . A native of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka
Fukuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. The capital is the city of Fukuoka.- History :Fukuoka Prefecture includes the former provinces of Chikugo, Chikuzen, and Buzen....
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 International Trade and Industry in 1963. He retired on the 22nd April 2011, and Hiroshi Ogawa replaced him as Governor. Keiji Yamada
Keiji Yamada
is the governor of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. A native of Hyōgo Prefecture and 1977 graduate of the University of Tokyo, he had worked at the Ministry of Home Affairs since 1977 and served as the vice governor of Kyoto Prefecture before elected governor for the first time in 2002...
took over as President of the Governor's Association.