Kiyoshi Nakarai

Kiyoshi Nakarai
半井 清
Nakarai in 1935
Mayor of Yokohama
In office
25 April 1959 – 22 April 1963
Preceded byRyōzō Hiranuma
Succeeded byKazuo Asukata
In office
10 February 1941 – 30 November 1946
Preceded byShūzō Aoki
Succeeded byKyōichi Ishikawa
Gubernatorial offices
Governor of Osaka Prefecture
In office
5 September 1939 – 7 January 1941
MonarchHirohito
Preceded byKiyoshi Ikeda
Succeeded byChōji Minabe
24th Director-General of the Hokkaidō Agency
In office
23 December 1938 – 5 September 1939
MonarchHirohito
Preceded byHidehiko Ishiguro
Succeeded byKyuichirō Totsuka
Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture
In office
13 March 1936 – 23 December 1938
MonarchHirohito
Preceded byIshida Kaoru
Succeeded bySeiichi Ōmura
Governor of Miyagi Prefecture
In office
10 July 1934 – 28 June 1935
MonarchHirohito
Preceded byTomoharu Akagi
Succeeded byIno Jirō
Governor of Tochigi Prefecture
In office
28 June 1932 – 10 July 1934
MonarchHirohito
Preceded byChōkichi Toyoshima
Succeeded byGunzō Kayaba
Governor of Miyazaki Prefecture
In office
18 December 1931 – 21 December 1931
MonarchHirohito
Preceded byMinoru Ariyoshi
Succeeded byGisuke Kinoshita
Governor of Saga Prefecture
In office
20 January 1931 – 18 December 1931
MonarchHirohito
Preceded byEi Inoue
Succeeded bySaburo Hayakawa
Personal details
Born(1888-03-31)31 March 1888
Ochiai, Okayama, Japan
Died3 September 1982(1982-09-03) (aged 94)
Resting placeZenkō-ji
PartyLiberal Democratic (1959)
Alma materTokyo Imperial University

Kiyoshi Nakarai (半井 清, Nakarai Kiyoshi; 31 March 1888 – 3 September 1982) was a Japanese bureaucrat, colonial official, and politician. A career official of the Home Ministry, he served as Governor of Tochigi Prefecture, Miyagi Prefecture, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Osaka Prefecture, as the 24th Director-General of the Hokkaidō Agency, and twice as mayor of Yokohama.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

Nakarai was born on 31 March 1888.[4] Official sources differ on his birthplace: the Hokkaido Government archive lists Tokyo as his place of origin, while Kotobank and Yokohama municipal material describe him as from Okayama or born in Okayama.[5][6][7] He graduated from the German law faculty of Tokyo Imperial University and entered the Home Ministry in 1913.[8]

Career

Nakarai's early career included service in the Government-General of Chōsen.He served as chief of the Religious Affairs Section in the Education Bureau, and that he was involved in overseas explanatory activity connected with the post-1919 "cultural rule" period.[9][10]

Before reaching the larger prefectural governorships, he served in a series of provincial posts.H was Governor of Tochigi from 28 June 1932 to 10 July 1934 and Governor of Miyagi from 10 July 1934 until 28 June 1935.[11][12] He was also briefly appointed Governor of Miyazaki on 18 December 1931, lasting only 3 days to 21 December.[13][14]

On 13 March 1936, Nakarai became Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture.[15] During his tenure, his administration expanded Keihin Industrial Area, including a 1937 fisheries compensation agreement connected with coastal reclamation and industrial works in the Kawasaki area.[16]

On 23 December 1938, he was appointed the 24th Director-General of the Hokkaidō Agency lasting until 5 September 1939.[17] He then became Governor of Osaka Prefecture on 5 September 1939 which he held until 1941.[18]

Nakarai left prefectural office in 1941 to become mayor of Yokohama running from 10 February 1941 tuntilo 30 November 1946.[19][20]

After the war, Nakarai returned to the mayoralty through election. He was elected mayor on 23 April 1959 as the Liberal Democratic Party candidate, and served from 25 April 1959 to 22 April 1963.[21][22] During this second administration the new Yokohama city hall was completed and opened in 1959.[23]

After leaving the mayoralty Nakarai served as chairman of the Yokohama Chamber of Commerce and Industry, president of Keihin Real Estate, and chairman of Yokohama Shinkin Bank.[24] He died on 3 September 1982.[25]

References

  1. ↑ "半井 清". Kotobank (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "半井 清". 赤れんが庁舎 展示ガイド (in Japanese). Hokkaido Government. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "戦後歴代市長 - 半井清と飛鳥田一雄" (PDF). 横浜市 (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  4. ↑ "半井 清". Kotobank (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "半井 清". 赤れんが庁舎 展示ガイド (in Japanese). Hokkaido Government. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "半井 清". Kotobank (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "戦後歴代市長 - 半井清と飛鳥田一雄" (PDF). 横浜市 (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "半井 清". Kotobank (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "朝鮮総督府秘書課長と「文化政治」―守屋栄夫日記を読む" (PDF). 国際日本文化研究センター学術リポジトリ (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  10. ↑ "韓国との「歴史認識問題」をさかのぼる" (PDF). 歴史認識問題研究会 (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  11. ↑ "歴代栃木県知事". 栃木県 (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "宮城県の歴代知事". 宮城県 (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  13. ↑ "宮崎県歴代知事". 宮崎県 (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  14. ↑ "政権交代下の地方官人事" (PDF). 立命館学術成果リポジトリ (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  15. ↑ "執筆分担一覧（神奈川県史 通史編5 付録）" (PDF). 神奈川県立公文書館 (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  16. ↑ "川崎港の概要" (PDF). 川崎市 (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  17. ↑ "半井 清". 赤れんが庁舎 展示ガイド (in Japanese). Hokkaido Government. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  18. ↑ "今日は何の日 09月05日". 大阪市立図書館 (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  19. ↑ "半井清神奈川県横浜市長ニ任スルノ件". National Archives of Japan Digital Archive (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  20. ↑ "資料編" (PDF). 横浜市 (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  21. ↑ "候補者・得票数一覧". 横浜市 (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  22. ↑ "資料編" (PDF). 横浜市 (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  23. ↑ "新市庁舎落成記念" (PDF). 横浜市 (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  24. ↑ "半井 清". Kotobank (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  25. ↑ "半井 清". Kotobank (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 April 2026.
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