Takeharu Yamanaka Explained

Takeharu Yamanaka
Native Name Lang:ja
Order:Mayor of Yokohama
Term Start:30 August 2021
Predecessor:Fumiko Hayashi
Birth Date:September 27, 1972
Birth Place:Chichibu, Saitama, Japan
Occupation:Data scientist, Professor at Yokohama City University School of Medicine
Party:Independent
Alma Mater:Waseda University (Ph.D.)
Website:Takeharu Yamanaka OFFICIAL WEB SITE

is a Japanese politician and current mayor of Yokohama, the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture. He defeated 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, criticism against the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and additional sister city relationship with San Francisco, California.[3] [4] [5]

Yamanaka formerly worked as a professor at Yokohama City University and as a data scientist.[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Exit polls show ally of Japan's Suga losing Yokohama election, NHK says . Reuters . 23 August 2021 . en . 23 August 2021 . 23 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210823013632/https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/yokohama-mayor-election-seen-bellwether-japan-pm-suga-2021-08-22/ . live .
  2. Web site: Johnston . Eric . In major blow to Suga, opposition party-backed Takeharu Yamanaka wins Yokohama mayoral election . The Japan Times . 23 August 2021 . 22 August 2021 . 6 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211106153644/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/08/22/national/politics-diplomacy/takeharu-yamanaka-yokohama/ . live .
  3. Web site: Yokohama Mayor Poll Result May Affect Japan's IR Future . nippon.com . 23 August 2021 . en . 23 August 2021 . 23 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210823050903/https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2021082200413/yokohama-mayor-poll-result-may-affect-japan%27s-ir-future.html . live .
  4. Web site: Anti-IR campaigner Takeharu Yamanaka wins Yokohama mayoral election . IAG . 23 August 2021 . en . 22 August 2021 . 23 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210823024129/https://www.asgam.com/index.php/2021/08/22/anti-ir-campaigner-takeharu-yamanaka-wins-yokohama-mayoral-election/ . live .
  5. Web site: Adachi . Yushin . Casino resort ups the ante in Yokohama mayoral race The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis . The Asahi Shimbun . 23 August 2021 . en . 23 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210823024109/https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14419539 . live .
  6. Web site: Japan PM Suga regrets opposition win in Yokohama mayor election . Kyodo News+ . 23 August 2021 . 23 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210823013615/https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2021/08/0343abda272d-urgent-suga-regrets-opposition-win-in-yokohama-mayor-election.html . live .
  7. Web site: Suga suffers blow as LDP-backed candidate loses Yokohama poll . Nikkei Asia . 23 August 2021 . 14 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220114024909/https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Suga-suffers-blow-as-LDP-backed-candidate-loses-Yokohama-poll . live .

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