Toshinobu Nakasato

Toshinobu Nakasato (仲里 利信, Nakasato Toshinobu, born 16 March 1937) is a Japanese politician and a former member of the House of Representatives of Japan representing Okinawa 4th district (southern Okinawa Island and the Sakishima Islands).^[2] Before he entered national politics, Nakasato was a member of the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly for 16 years. He served as the Speaker of the Assembly from 2006 until his retirement from prefectural politics in 2008. He is opposed against the construction of a US base in Yonaguni and the relocation of the Futenma air base within Okinawa Prefecture.^[3]

Toshinobu Nakasato
仲里 利信
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 14 December 2014 – 28 September 2017
Preceded by	Kōsaburō Nishime
Succeeded by	Kōsaburō Nishime
Constituency	Okinawa-4th
Member of the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly
In office 1992–2008
Constituency	Shimajiri District
Personal details
Born	(1937-03-16) 16 March 1937 (age 87) Haebaru, Okinawa, Japan
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	LDP (1997–2013, 1992–1994) NFP (1994–1997)[1]
Alma mater	University of the Ryukyus
Website	Official Twitter account

References

1. "新進党県連、分裂状態に" (in Japanese). Ryukyu Shimpo. 16 June 1997. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
2. "LDP loses heavily in Okinawa". Japan Times. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
3. "陸自基地建設に「ノー」" (in Japanese). Yaeyama Mainichi. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2018.