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Hiroshi Nakada
Mayor of the City of Yokohama
Hiroshi Nakada graduated from the College of Economics, Aoyama Gakuin University in 1989. He entered the Matsushita Institute of Government and Management, an institute founded to foster the development of future Japanese political leaders. He studied politics and conducted his own research on waste disposal and related issues. He went on to become a secretary for a member of the House of Councilors and in 1992A participated in the launch of the Japan New Party. In July 1993, He was elected to the House of Representatives and served for three terms. During that time he was a member of the Audit CommitteeA the Committee on the Budget, the Committee on the Cabinet, the Committee on Communications, the Special Committee on Decentralization of Government and the Committee on Finance.
On April, 2002, he was elected as a mayor of Yokohama. At 37, he is the youngest mayor ever elected in Japan. In his first policy speech, he defined the future society he aspires to create in Yokohama; a society where the people can fully utilize their power. The aim is for the residents, organizations, private corporations, and Yokohama government to work together to create a city where problems are solved innovatively. To build trust between the government and citizens, the government should actively disclose information, including the mayor's entertainment expenses, municipal loan accounts, and interim finance forecasts for the next five years.
In the spirit of "Changing Japan from Yokohama", he continues to inspire others with his vision. In September 2002, the Yokohama Revival Plan was announced and a new city is now being created in the areas of policy, finance and administration.
Publications: "The Challenge of the New Parties" (1994), "The Code of the Diet" (1995), "A Recipe for Reform: Cooking Japan New Zealand Style" (1997), "The New Japan" (1998), all in Japanese.
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