Toshihito Kumagai Explained

Toshihito Kumagai
Native Name Lang:ja
Office:Governor of Chiba Prefecture
Term Start:5 April 2021
Predecessor:Kensaku Morita
Office1:Mayor of Chiba City
Term Start1:14 June 2009
Term End1:3 March 2021
Predecessor1:Keiichi Tsuruoka
Kenji Fujishiro (Acting)
Successor1:Shun'ichi Kamiya
Office2:Member of Chiba City Assembly
Term Start2:1 May 2005
Term End2:May 2009
Birth Date:1978 2, df=y
Birth Place:Tenri, Nara, Japan
Party:Independent
(2009–present)
Otherparty:Democratic
(2007–2009)
Alma Mater:Waseda University (BEc)

is a Japanese politician. He currently serves as governor of Chiba Prefecture since 2021.[1]

Early life and education

Kumagai was born is Tenri, Nara in February 1978. Due to his father's work, they consistently move from prefecture to prefecture. He was affected by the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995 when he was a high school student. He said on an interview that this is his reason why he got interested in politics. He graduated on Waseda University's School of Political Science and Economics in 2001. He later joined the NTT Communications, where he was in charge of business integration and acquisition programs in the planning department.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Kumagai Wins 1st Term as Chiba Governor. 2021-03-22. Jiji Press. 2024-09-16.
  2. News: 「分断に対抗、中庸攻める」熊谷俊人氏 千葉市長 . 12 September 2024 . . 11 April 2020 . ja.
  3. News: 公用車やめモノレール出勤 31歳・新千葉市長の政治哲学 . 12 September 2024 . J-Cast News . 15 June 2009 . ja.