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The 2021 Nagoya Mayoral Election was held on April 25, 2021, to elect the mayor of Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. Incumbent Takashi Kawamura was re-elected for a fourth term.
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The 2021 Nagoya Mayoral Election was held on April 25, 2021, to elect the mayor of Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. Incumbent Takashi Kawamura was re-elected for a fourth term.
The election took place due to the expiration of the term of office of the incumbent, Takashi Kawamura (Genzei Nippon Party).
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| Name | Age | Party | Title | Official Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takashi Kawamura (河村たかし) | 72 | Independent （Endorsed by Genzei Nippon） | Mayor of Nagoya（Current） | Kawamura Takashi Official Website (Japanese) |
| Seiichi Oshikoshi (押越清悦) | 62 | Independent | NPO Director | Oshikoshi Seiichi Twitter Account (Wake Up Japan Party) (Japanese) |
| Toshiaki Yokoi (横井利明) | 59 | Independent （Endorsed by the Liberal Democratic Party, Komeito, Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, Democratic Party for the People and Aichi Prefectural Branch of the Japan Trade Union Confederation) | Former Nagoya City Council member representing Minami Ward | Yokoi Toshiaki Official Website (Japanese) |
| Toshimitsu Ota (太田敏光) | 72 | Independent | Former Toyota employee | Ota Toshimitsu's Nagoya City Council Watch (Japanese) |
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