Hitoshi Motoshima
Japanese politician (1922-2014) · Japan · On the map · Politicians · Died at 92
Hitoshi Motoshima 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 by a right wing fanatic.
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His mayoral successor, Iccho Itoh, was killed in an unrelated assassination in 2007.
Country
Japan
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1922 to 2014 · aged 92
