Yoshitaka Nakayama
中山 義隆
Mayor of Ishigaki
Assumed office
March 20, 2010
Personal details
Born (1967-06-26) June 26, 1967
Ishigaki, Okinawa, USCAR
Nationality Japanese

Yoshitaka Nakayama (中山 義隆, Nakayama Yoshitaka) is a Japanese politician and the current mayor of Ishigaki.[1]

In 2020, Nakayama passed a bill changing the name of Tonoshiro (a locale in Ishigaki) to “Tonoshiro Senkaku”, as the Senkaku Islands are a de facto part of Tonoshiro in an administrative sense. This was immediately condemned by both China and Taiwan, who also claim sovereignty over the Senkaku Islands (also known as Diaoyu Islands).[2]

References

  1. "Yoshitaka Nakayama re-elected Ishigaki City Mayor". Japan Update. Retrieved 2020-10-15.
  2. NEWS, KYODO. "Japan city vows to rename disputed isles area, irking China, Taiwan". Kyodo News+. Retrieved 2020-10-15.


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