Satoshi Mitazono
| Satoshi Mitazono | |
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| 三反園 訓 | |
| Governor of Kagoshima Prefecture | |
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Assumed office 28 July 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Yūichirō Itō |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1958 (age 58–59) Ibusuki, Kagoshima, Japan |
| Alma mater | Waseda University |
| Profession | Journalist |
| Website | Governor's official website |
Satoshi Mitazono (三反園 訓 Mitazono Satoshi?, born 1958) is a Japanese journalist and the governor of Kagoshima Prefecture. He defeated the incumbent Yūichirō Itō at an election held on 10 July 2016.
Mitazono was born in Ibusuki, Kagoshima in 1958. In 1980 he graduated from Waseda University with a bachelor's degree in education and was employed by TV Asahi as a political journalist.
During his career with TV Asahi, Mitazono was responsible for reporting on national politics. From 1990 he was the political reporter for News Station, Asahi's daily night-time news program. In 2004 he was employed as a part-time lecturer at Waseda University's Graduate School of Public Management.
On 31 December 2015 Mitazono announced his intention to run in the July 2016 Kagoshima gubernatorial election as an independent candidate. During a press conference in front of the prefectural government's building, he stated that the gap between regions was widening and that he wanted to revolutionise and bring life to Kagoshima, with ideas to expand the role of women. He also expressed hope that the incumbent governor Yūichirō Itō would "pass the baton", stating that 12 years in office was one chapter. However, Itō had already expressed his intention to seek a fourth four-year term in office at a prefectural assembly session earlier in the same month. Mitazono officially declared his candidacy in February 2016 and the pair were the only two candidates when the election was formally announced in June.
Mitazono was considered a "conservative independent" candidate, and received official endorsement from the Democratic and Social Democratic parties. He also received support from conservative local assembly members and former prefectural assembly members, despite the conservative Liberal Democratic and Komeito parties officially endorsing Itō.
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