Heita Kawakatsu
Heita Kawakatsu (川勝 平太, Kawakatsu Heita, born 16 August 1948) is the current governor of Shizuoka Prefecture.[1] Born in 1948, he has been governor since 2009.[2] Part of his political program is opposition to the Tokyo-Nagoya MagLev route.[3]
Heita Kawakatsu | |
|---|---|
川勝 平太 | |
 on August 31, 2014 | |
| Governor of Shizuoka Prefecture | |
| Assumed office 7 July 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Yoshinobu Ishikawa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 August 1948 Osaka, Japan |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | Waseda University University of Oxford |
Career
A former economic historian, Kawakatsu was a professor at the controversial International Research Center for Japanese Studies in Kyoto from 1998 to 2007. Kawakatsu's research on "civilization theory" has been critiqued by historians such as Tessa Morris-Suzuki.[4] Kawakatsu has written numerous books in the Nihonjinron genre of Japanese cultural studies.
References
- "静岡県／ようこそ知事室へ". www.pref.shizuoka.jp. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
- "静岡県／プロフィール【ようこそ知事室へ】". www.pref.shizuoka.jp. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
- "Japan maglev critic reelected in Shizuoka, claiming green mandate". Nikkei Asia. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- "Re-inventing Japan: Nation, Culture, Identity". Routledge & CRC Press. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
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