Hōdō Nakamura (中村 法道, Nakamura Hōdō, born 29 November 1950) is a Japanese politician and a former governor of Nagasaki Prefecture located in the Kyushu region of Japan. He was re-elected for another four-year term as governor in both 2014 and 2018.[1][2] Nakamura ran for a fourth term in 2022, but lost the elections.[3]

Hōdō Nakamura
中村 法道
Governor of Nagasaki Prefecture
In office
2 March 2010 – 1 March 2022
Preceded byGenjirō Kaneko
Succeeded byKengo Oishi
Personal details
Born (1950-11-29) 29 November 1950 (age 73)
Arie, Nagasaki, Japan
Political partyIndependent
Alma materNagasaki University

Anti-nuclear

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Governor Nakamura together with Nagasaki City mayor Tomihisa Taue filed a protest against the first U.S. nuclear test under President Barack Obama.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Nagasaki Gov. Nakamura wins re-election, Japan Times, February 2, 2014.
  2. ^ [1], Japan Times, February 4, 2018.
  3. ^ "Incumbent defeated in Nagasaki governor election". The Japan Times. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  4. ^ US Nuclear Test Under Fire In Nagasaki, Hiroshima[permanent dead link], Weekly Voice, October 17, 2010.