Sōichirō Takashima

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Sōichirō Takashima (高島宗一郎, Takashima Sōichirō) is a Japanese politician and the current mayor of Fukuoka, the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture in Kyushu region of Japan.^[2]^[3]

Sōichirō Takashima
高島宗一郎


Mayor of Fukuoka
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 December 2010
Preceded by	Hiroshi Yoshida

Personal details
Born	(1974-11-01) November 1, 1974 (age 49)^[1] Ōita, Ōita, Japan
Political party	Independent
Alma mater	Dokkyo University

References edit

^ "福岡市市長のオフィス". Archived from the original on 2016-06-06. Retrieved 2016-06-06., Fukuoka City Website (Office of the Mayor), 6 June 2016.
^ [1], Fukuoka City Website (Office of the Mayor), 6 June 2016.
^ Japan’s most startup-focused mayor wants to turn his city into an entrepreneurial hub, Tech In Asia, July 13, 2014.

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