Toshinobu Nakasato Explained

Toshinobu Nakasato
Native Name Lang:ja
Office:Member of the House of Representatives
Term Start:14 December 2014
Term End:28 September 2017
Predecessor:Kōsaburō Nishime
Successor:Kōsaburō Nishime
Constituency:Okinawa-4th
Office1:Member of the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly
Term Start1:1992
Term End1:2008
Constituency1:Shimajiri District
Birth Date:16 March 1937
Birth Place:Haebaru, Okinawa, Japan
Nationality:Japanese
Party:Independent
Otherparty:LDP (1997–2013, 1992–1994)
NFP (1994–1997)[1]
Alma Mater:University of the Ryukyus
Website:Official Twitter account

is a Japanese politician and a former member of the House of Representatives of Japan representing Okinawa 4th district (southern Okinawa Island and the Sakishima Islands).[2] Before he entered national politics, Nakasato was a member of the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly for 16 years. He served as the Speaker of the Assembly from 2006 until his retirement from prefectural politics in 2008. He is opposed against the construction of a US base in Yonaguni and the relocation of the Futenma air base within Okinawa Prefecture.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: 新進党県連、分裂状態に. Ryukyu Shimpo. 16 June 1997. 1 March 2018. Japanese. dead. https://archive.today/20150213020922/http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-90222-storytopic-86.html. 13 February 2015.
  2. News: LDP loses heavily in Okinawa. Japan Times. 15 December 2014. 4 July 2017.
  3. News: 陸自基地建設に「ノー」. Yaeyama Mainichi. 21 February 2015. 1 March 2018. Japanese.