Junji Nishime Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.japanupdate.com/archive/index.php?id=3558 Former governor Junji Nishime dies