Ikuo Kabashima
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16 April 2008 – 15 April 2024
Kamoto, Kumamoto, Japan
Harvard University, HKS
Ikuo Kabashima (蒲島 郁夫, Kabashima Ikuo, born January 28, 1947) is a Japanese politician and a former governor of Kumamoto Prefecture.[1][2] Kabashima served as governor for 4 terms, between 2008 and 2024.
Ikuo Kabashima received a bachelor's and master's degrees in Animal Science and Agricultural Economics from the University of Nebraska.[3] He received a Ph.D. in political economy from Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government in 1979. He studied under Samuel P. Huntington and Sidney Verba in HKS.
Kabashima was an associate professor at the Institute of Policy and Planning Sciences of the University of Tsukuba from 1986 to 1991. He became a professor in 1991 and in 1996 was named dean of the Graduate School of International Political Economy. In 1997 he became a professor of law at the University of Tokyo.
Kabahsima led the development of Kumamon, a promotional mascot that gained popularity both in Japan and abroad.[4]
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- ^ "ようこそ知事室 - 熊本県庁". Archived from the original on 2009-11-02. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
- ^ "プロフィール - 熊本県庁". Archived from the original on 2009-10-31. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
- ^ "Japanese governor, alumnus to speak at Nebraska". NEBRASKA TODAY. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Incumbent governor who pushed Kumamon mascot returned for third term". the japan times. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
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