Takeharu Yamanaka
Takeharu Yamanaka | |
|---|---|
山中 竹春 | |
 Yamanaka in 2021 | |
| Mayor of Yokohama | |
| Assumed office 30 August 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Fumiko Hayashi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 27, 1972 Chichibu, Saitama, Japan |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | Waseda University |
| Occupation | Data scientist, Professor at Yokohama City University |
| Website | Takeharu Yamanaka OFFICIAL WEB SITE |
Takeharu Yamanaka (山中 竹春, Yamanaka Takeharu, born 27 September 1972) is a Japanese politician and incumbent mayor of Yokohama, the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan, defeating the incumbent mayor Fumiko Hayashi in the 2021 Yokohama mayoral election.[1] His independent campaign was supported by the Constitutional Democratic Party, Social Democratic Party, and the Communist Party of Japan.[2] Yamanaka's campaign focused on the opposition for a planned integrated resort development and casino for the city which was to be built on Yamashita Pier, and criticism against the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4][5]
Yamanaka formerly worked as a professor at Yokohama City University and as a data scientist.[6][7]
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- ^ Johnston, Eric (22 August 2021). "In major blow to Suga, opposition party-backed Takeharu Yamanaka wins Yokohama mayoral election". The Japan Times. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
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