Futoshi Toba, the previous mayor of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, was born in 1965 and spent his youth in the City of Machida, a suburb of Tokyo. A graduate of Machida High School, he studied in the US for several years, moving to his father’s hometown of Rikuzentakata in his twenties. From April 1995 to March 2007 he was a city council member in Rikuzentakata. In March 2007 he became a deputy mayor, running for and winning the seat of mayor in February 2011. He served three terms as mayor.
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TSUNAMITOBA Futoshi, MILLER Amya
In 2011, the Great East Japan Earthquake left m...In 2011, the Great East Japan Earthquake left more than 20,000 people dead or missing. On 11 March 2011, shortly after taking office as mayor, Futoshi Toba, mayor of Rikuzentakata in Iwate Prefectu...
