Takashi Kawamura (politician)

Takashi Kawamura
河村 たかし
35th Mayor of Nagoya
Assumed office
28 April 2009
Preceded byTakehisa Matsubara
Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party of Japan
Assumed office
17 October 2023
LeaderNaoki Hyakuta
Preceded byPosition established
Leader of Genzei Nippon
Assumed office
26 April 2010
Preceded byPosition established
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
19 July 1993 – 7 April 2009
Preceded byTaisuke Sato
Succeeded byYūko Satō
ConstituencyAichi-1st (Multi-member until 1996)
Personal details
Born (1948-11-03) November 3, 1948 (age 75)
Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Political partyConservative Party of Japan (2023–present)
Other political
affiliations
Alma materHitotsubashi University
WebsiteOfficial website

Takashi Kawamura (河村 たかし, Kawamura Takashi, born 3 November 1948) is a Japanese politician currently serving as the 35th mayor of Nagoya since 2009. Kawamura is the current Deputy Leader of the far-right Conservative Party of Japan,[1] as well as the founder and leader of the Nagoya-based regional party Genzei Nippon. He was previously a member of the House of Representatives representing Aichi 1st.

Kawamura's antics have earned him a peculiar reputation outside of Nagoya, but local voters see him as an exponent of Nagoya's unique culture who constantly speaks in strong dialect (Nagoya-ben).[2][3] As of 2021, he has been elected for 4 terms as mayor, and there are 12 members of his Genzei Nippon party on the Nagoya City Council.[4]

Kawamura denies the Nanjing Massacre.[5][6]

  1. ^ "河村たかし名古屋市長は「南無阿弥陀仏」 「日本保守党」共同代表就任でくすぶる国政復帰の観測(メ〜テレ(名古屋テレビ))". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2023-10-19. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  2. ^ "これぞ「美しい名古屋弁」…女優・山田昌さん(91)が名古屋市長に喝「河村さん、大概にしとかないかんよ」" ["Beautiful Nagoya-ben": Actress Masa Yamada (91) admonishes Nagoya Mayor "Now, Kawamura-san, You mustn't get carried away!"]. One News (in Japanese). Tōkai Television Broadcasting. May 20, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  3. ^ "「信長に「名古屋ことば」を 河村市長、NHKに要望」]" [Mayor Requests NHK to have Oda Nobunaga speak in Nagoya lingo]. The Asahi Shimbun. September 26, 2014.
  4. ^ "地域政党・減税日本の増田名古屋市議が離党「組織のガバナンス改善ない」代表の河村市長「問題はない」" [City Counselman Masuda splits with local political party Genzei Nippon, citing "lack of improvement in organization governance" but has "no problems" with Mayor Kawamura]. Tōkai Television Broadcasting. June 15, 2021.
  5. ^ Armstrong, Paul (2012-02-23). "Fury over Japanese politician's Nanjing Massacre denial". CNN. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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