Kazutoshi Sasayama
Kazutoshi Sasayama | |
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笹山 幸俊 | |
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Mayor of Kobe | |
In office 20 November 1989 – 19 November 2001 | |
Governor | Toshitami Kaihara (1986–2001) |
Preceded by | |
Succeeded by | Tatsuo Yada |
Personal details | |
Born | Kagoshima, Japan | June 15, 1924
Died | December 10, 2011 Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan | (aged 87)
Political party | Independent |
Alma mater | Kobe Industrial College |
Kazutoshi Sasayama (笹山 幸俊, Sasayama Kazutoshi) is a Japanese politician who served as mayor of Kobe, the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. He served as the mayor of the city from 1989 until 2001. He was also the mayor when the Great Hanshin earthquake struck Kobe in 1995.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ Kobe mayor Sasayama back at work, The Japan Times, October 28, 1997.
- ^ Kobe Mayor Sasayama says he will resign, Kyodo News, July 31, 2001.
Categories:
- 1924 births
- 2011 deaths
- Japanese politicians
- Mayors of places in Japan
- People from Kagoshima
- People from Kobe
- Politicians from Hyōgo Prefecture
- Politicians from Kagoshima Prefecture
- Japanese politician, 1920s birth stubs