was the mayor of

Nanjō is a city located in the southern part of Okinawa Island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Translated literally, the name Nanjō means "southern castle". Many castle ruins, called gusuku in the Okinawan language, can be found throughout the city. ...

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, and a former member of the

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, representing Okinawa 4th district (southern Okinawa Island and the Sakishima Islands).

Political career

Zukeran was elected to the House of Representatives in the

2009 Japanese general election General elections were held in Japan on August 30, 2009 to elect the 480 members of the House of Representatives. The opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) defeated the ruling coalition Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and New Komeito Party ...

, representing the Okinawa 4th district. He is an outspoken proponent of the removal of American bases from Okinawa. On 21 January 2018, Zukeran was elected mayor of Nanjō after defeating three-term incumbent Keishun Koja. He took office on 12 February. He was defeated in 2022 with Keishun Koja returning to office.

Electoral history

References

1958 births Living people People from Nanjō, Okinawa Politicians from Okinawa Prefecture Central Washington University alumni Democratic Party of Japan politicians Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2009–2012 {{Japan-mayor-stub