Katayama Yoshihiro

Professor, Faculty of Law, Keiō University, specializing in local government and regional public finance. Born in Okayama Prefecture, 1951. Graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo. Joined the Ministry of Home Affairs (now the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications) in 1974. Resigned in 1998 and was elected governor of Tottori Prefecture in 1999. Served in this post for two four-year terms. Minister of internal affairs and communications in the cabinet of Kan Naoto (Democratic Party of Japan) 2010–11.

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Oct 14, 2015