Hitoshi Motoshima Politician

Hitoshi Motoshima (本島 等, Motoshima Hitoshi, February 20, 1922 – October 31, 2014) was a Japanese politician. He served four terms as mayor of Nagasaki from 1979 to 1995. He publicly made controversial statements about the responsibility of Japan and its then-reigning Emperor for World War II and survived a retaliatory assassination attempt in 1990.

Personal facts

Hitoshi Motoshima
Birth dateFebruary 20, 1922
Birth place
Shin-Kamigotō Nagasaki
Religion
Christian
Education
Kyoto University

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Politician

officeNagasaki Prefectural Legislature Representative
party
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
successor

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External resources

  1. http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9C%AC%E5%B3%B6%E7%AD%89
  2. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE0DB1230F93AA25752C0A966958260&pagewanted=print
  3. http://web.archive.org/web/20070204032619/http:/www1.city.nagasaki.nagasaki.jp/aramasi/sityou.html
  4. http://www.seibonokishi-sha.or.jp/kishis/kis0210/ki01.htm
  5. http://www1.city.nagasaki.nagasaki.jp/aramasi/sityou.html