was a Japanese politician of the early 20th century.
Biography
Izawa served as Governor of
Wakayama,
Ehime, and
Niigata Prefecture
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s on
Honshū
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, and later became a member of the
House of Peers.
He was appointed the 10th
Governor-General of Taiwan
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The Japanese governors- ...
where he served from September 1, 1924 to July 1926.
After a trip to Japan for medical reasons in 1926, Izawa was nominated to become
Mayor
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of
Tokyo City
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, a position which he accepted.
See also
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Taiwan under Japanese rule
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References
Governors-general of Taiwan
1869 births
1949 deaths
20th-century mayors of places in Japan
Governors of Wakayama Prefecture
Governors of Ehime Prefecture
Governors of Niigata Prefecture
Members of the House of Peers (Japan)
Mayors of Tokyo
People from Ina, Nagano
Burials at Zōshigaya Cemetery
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