Tatsuya Maruyama
Japanese politician
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Incumbent
April 30, 2019
Hirokawa, Fukuoka, Japan
Tatsuya Maruyama (丸山 達也, Maruyama Tatsuya) is a Japanese politician and current governor of Shimane Prefecture.
Political career
He ran for office as an independent during the Shimane gubernatorial election in 2019, winning 43.58% of the vote.[1]
In February 2020, he criticized South Korea over territorial disputes in the Liancourt Rocks, which Japan claims is as a part of Shimane Prefecture. Maruyama said the ROK government is “strengthening movements to make the occupation of Takeshima (Liancourt Rocks) an established fact”.[2] He also called on the central Japanese government to give an effective response regarding the Liancourt Rocks dispute.[2]
References
- ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Tatsuya Maruyama". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
- ^ a b NEWS, KYODO. "Japan presses claim to S. Korea-held islets at annual event". Kyodo News+. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
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