Kazutoshi Sasayama (笹山 幸俊, Sasayama Kazutoshi) is a Japanese politician who served as mayor of Kobe, the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. He served as the mayor of the city from 1989 until 2001. He was also the mayor when the Great Hanshin earthquake struck Kobe in 1995.[1][2]

Kazutoshi Sasayama
笹山 幸俊
Mayor of Kobe
In office
20 November 1989 – 19 November 2001
GovernorToshitami Kaihara (1986–2001)
Preceded byTatsuo Miyazaki
Succeeded byTatsuo Yada
Personal details
Born(1924-06-15)June 15, 1924
Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
DiedDecember 10, 2011(2011-12-10) (aged 87)
Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan
Political partyIndependent
Alma materKobe Industrial College

References

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  1. ^ Kobe mayor Sasayama back at work, The Japan Times, October 28, 1997.
  2. ^ Kobe Mayor Sasayama says he will resign, Kyodo News, July 31, 2001.