is a

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and the current

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of Hiroshima Prefecture in

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Early life and education

Yuzaki was born October 4, 1965, in

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. He received his B.L. degree from the

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in 1990 and his

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from the

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in 1995. Yuzaki's paid job was as a part-time teacher at an after-school program to help students pass their admissions exams.

Political career

Yuzaki served in the

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before running for

of the Hiroshima Prefecture. He was elected governor of the Hiroshima Prefecture on November 8, 2009, as the candidate of the member of the

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(LDP). Yuzaki has identified cultivating a culture of

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in Hiroshima as a top priority in his political career. As governor of Hiroshima, he tried to forge new initiatives in the field of nuclear disarmament. On November 4, 2011, he announced a new plan to formulate a road map for nuclear abolition through the cooperation of former government officials. The project is titled ''Hiroshima for Global Peace''. In the same month, he visited

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, and met US

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member Laura Holgate in order to enlist the cooperation of the US government. In the 2021 Liberal Democratic Party leadership election, Yuzaki endorsed the campaign of Fumio Kishida.

Other activities

He is a member of the International Advisory Board at the

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at the

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. Yuzaki is a fan of American

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cuisine, which he states is a product of his education at Stanford.

References

External links

Official site

* ttp://www.hiroshimapeacemedia.jp/mediacenter/article.php?story=20111108144748873_en Hiroshima Prefecture’s “Global Peace” Plan 1965 births Living people People from Saeki, Hiroshima Governors of Hiroshima University of Tokyo alumni Stanford Graduate School of Business alumni Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians {{Japan-politician-1960s-stub