Hiroshi Miyazawa

Hiroshi Miyazawa (宮澤弘, Miyazawa Hiroshi^?, born September 22, 1921) was the Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from 1973 to 1981. He is the younger brother of Kiichi Miyazawa.

Was elected as Governor of Hiroshima in December 1973 on behalf of the Liberal Democratic Party, and defeated the Japanese Communist Party candidate Noriaki Yamada.^[1] As governor of Hiroshima, advocated greater autonomy for local governors.

In 1996 served as Minister of Justice and tried to use the anti subversion law against the Aum Shinrikyo sect.^[2]

In September 2000, as a private citizen, published an article in Asahi Shimbun, in which he criticized local authorities in Japan for refusing to enroll children of Aum Shinrikyo members in schools.^[3]

References

Terry MacDougall, Towards Political Inclusiveness: The Changing Role of

Local Government in Japan, World Bank Institute 2001 (mentioning Miyazawa's views on local government)

Notes

^ US diplomatic report on Miyazawa's election
^ Article in Religion in the News, Spring 2001, Vol. 4, No. 1
^ "In his article, he referred to the fact that local governments across the country have been turning away the children whose parents are affiliated with the Aum Shinrikyo cult, refusing to let them enroll at local schools or even move into the area". Kyodo News Service, September 20, 2000 [1]

Preceded by Izuo Nagano	Governors of Hiroshima Prefecture 1973-1981	Succeeded by Toranosuke Takeshita

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