Yūzan Fujita
Yūzan Fujita (藤田 雄山, Fujita Yūzan, April 19, 1949 – December 18, 2015) was a Japanese politician and the governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from 1993 to 2009. A native of Minami-ku, Hiroshima and graduate of Keio University, he had served in the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan since 1989 for one term before being elected governor.[1]
Yūzan Fujita | |
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藤田 雄山 | |
| Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture | |
| In office 1993–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Toranosuke Takeshita |
| Succeeded by | Hidehiko Yuzaki |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| In office 1989–1993 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 19, 1949 Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan |
| Died | December 18, 2015 (aged 66) |
| Alma mater | Keio University |
Governor of Hiroshima prefecture
As governor, he protested the US-Indian agreement on nuclear cooperation of September 2008.[2] In 2006, he opposed, along with other governors in Japan, the US plan to rearrange the deployment of US troops in Japan.[3] On July 16, 2009, he reversed the policy of Hiroshima prefecture regarding compensations to hibakusha living outside Japan as he announced that he would not appeal a July 2008 ruling of the District Court of Hiroshima regarding such compensations to a hibakusha who had emigrated to Brazil.[4]
Notes
- "前広島県知事・藤田雄山さん死去". 朝日新聞デジタル.
- "Aso tries to win over Yamaguchi, Hiroshima on bases". The Japan Times Online. 2006-01-17. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
References
- 政治家情報 〜藤田 雄山〜. JANJAN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-12-08.
| Preceded by Toranosuke Takeshita |
Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture 1993–2009 |
Succeeded by Hidehiko Yuzaki |