Yoshihiro Murai
Yoshihiro Murai | |
|---|---|
村井 嘉浩 | |
.jpg) Murai in 2015 | |
| Governor of Miyagi Prefecture | |
| Assumed office 21 November 2005 | |
| Monarchs | Akihito Naruhito |
| Preceded by | Shirō Asano |
| Member of the Miyagi Prefectural Assembly | |
| In office 23 April 1995 – 7 October 2005 | |
| Constituency | Miyagino Ward |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 August 1960 Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan |
| Party | Liberal Democratic |
| Alma mater | National Defense Academy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Japan |
| Branch/service |  Japan Ground Self-Defense Force |
Years of service | 1984–1992 |
| Rank | Captain |
Yoshihiro Murai (村井 嘉浩, Murai Yoshihiro; born 20 August 1960) is a Japanese politician who has served as governor of Miyagi Prefecture since 2005. A native of Toyonaka, Osaka and a former officer in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, he was first elected governor in 2005 after serving in the Miyagi Prefectural Assembly since 1995.[1]
In July 2017 Murai approved the online publication of a tourism promotion video that was created using 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami reconstruction funds and starred actress and gravure idol Mitsu Dan.[2] Female members of the Miyagi Prefectural Assembly, along with members of the public, claimed that the video was sexually suggestive and demanded that it be taken down.[3] Murai initially defended the video on the grounds that it successfully brought attention to the prefecture, but hundreds of complaints were filed in the month after publication, and he ordered the video withdrawn in August 2017.[2]
References
- ↑ 政治家情報 〜村井 嘉浩〜. Senkyo (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 19 January 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2007.
- 1 2 "Miyagi to remove 'sexist' tourism video after a month of complaints". The Japan Times. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ↑ "Miyagi lawmakers ask governor to take down suggestive tourism video featuring Dan Mitsu". The Japan Times. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2018.