Junji Nishime

Junji Nishime
西銘 順治
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 19 July 1993 – 27 September 1996
Preceded by	Eiichi Tamaki
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Constituency	Okinawa at-large
In office 16 November 1970 – 9 November 1978
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Shinjun Ōshiro
Constituency	Okinawa at-large
Governor of Okinawa Prefecture
In office 10 December 1978 – 9 December 1990
Monarchs	Hirohito Akihito
Preceded by	Koichi Taira Takemori Nijima (acting)
Succeeded by	Masahide Ōta
Mayor of Naha
In office January 1962 – October 1968
Preceded by	Kenji Saichi
Succeeded by	Ryōmatsu Taira
Personal details
Born	(1921-11-05)5 November 1921 Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan
Died	10 November 2001(2001-11-10) (aged 80) Naha, Okinawa, Japan
Party	Liberal Democratic
Children	Kosaburo Nishime
Alma mater	Tokyo Imperial University
Military service
Allegiance	Empire of Japan
Branch/service	Imperial Japanese Navy
Rank	Sub-lieutenant

Junji Nishime (西銘 順治, Nishime Junji; 5 November 1921 – 10 November 2001) was a Japanese politician who served as the 4th Governor of Okinawa from 1978 until 1990 and mayor of Naha, the capital of Okinawa. He studied and graduated at the University of Tokyo. His son is Kosaburo Nishime a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet.