Junji Nishime | |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Office: | 4th Governor of Okinawa Prefecture |
Term Start: | 10 December 1978 |
Term End: | 9 December 1990 |
Predecessor: | Koichi Taira |
Successor: | Masahide Ōta |
Office2: | Mayor of Naha |
Term Start2: | January 1962 |
Term End2: | October 1968 |
Predecessor2: | Kenji Saichi |
Successor2: | Ryōmatsu Taira |
Birth Date: | November 5, 1921 |
Birth Place: | Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan |
Death Place: | Naha, Okinawa, Japan |
Party: | Independent |
Alma Mater: | University of Tokyo |
Rank: | Sub-lieutenant |
was a Japanese politician who served as the 4th Governor of Okinawa from 1978 until 1990 and mayor of Naha, the capital of Okinawa. He studied and graduated at the University of Tokyo.[1] His son is Kosaburo Nishime a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet.