Yukiyoshi Yamano

Yukiyoshi Yamano (山野 之義, Yukiyoshi Yamano; born 30 March 1962) is a Japanese politician, who is going to serve as a next governor of Ishikawa Prefecture.

Yukiyoshi Yamano
山野 之義
Mayor of Kanazawa
In office
6 October 2014 – 16 February 2022
Preceded byKunio Maruguchi (acting)
Succeeded byTakashi Murayama
In office
10 December 2010 – 18 August 2014
Preceded byTamotsu Yamade
Succeeded byKunio Maruguchi (acting)
Member of the Kanazawa City Council
In office
2 May 1995 – 9 November 2010
Personal details
Born (1962-03-30) 30 March 1962
Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
PartyIndependent
Other political
affiliations		LDP
(until 2010)
Alma materKeio University
WebsiteYukiyoshi Yamano website

Early years

Yamano was born in 1962 in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture. In March 1987, he graduated from Keio University's Faculty of Literature, French Literature.[1]

In April 1990, he joined SoftBank, where he worked until 31 August 1994.[1]

Political career

In 1995, Yamano ran for the Kanazawa City Council and was elected. As a member of the Kanazawa City Council, he belonged to LDP.[1]

Mayor of Kanazawa

In 2010, Yamano left LDP and ran for the mayor of Kanazawa. LDP endorsed Yamano and he defeated Incumbent Tamotsu Yamade, endorsed by DPJ, PNP, Komeito and SDP.[2][3]

On 18 August 2014, Yamano resigned as mayor after being criticized for promising convenience to certain companies over the opening of over-the-counter ticket offices.[4][5] Yamano ran for mayor following his resignation and was re-elected after defeating LDP-endorsed candidate and DPJ-endorsed candidate by large margin.[6] He was subsequently re-elected without a vote in the November 2014 mayoral election.[7]

On 25 May 2015, at the Kanazawa City General Education Conference, Yamano mentioned the policy of adopting textbooks. "When the course of study was revised, there was a time when they said, 'Take care of the myth.' I hit my knee in spite of myself. Isn't it important to convey the myth of the nation to children as easily as possible?" "I have always been particular about the education of great men. I think it's okay to think about the policies that are easy to understand and focus on the characters." "Japanese is said to be the most beautiful in the five-seven-toned language. Previously, in a parliamentary question, he was asked about the Constitution. When considering the Constitution, I want them to discuss the beautiful Japanese language."

Regarding these remarks, Yukiko Yamamoto, a member of the Kanazawa City Council, asked Yamano at the Kanazawa City Council, "Do you think you have exceeded political neutrality as a mayor?"[8]

On 1 September 2015, the Kanazawa City Board of Education announced that 24 junior high schools in Kanazawa had adopted Ikuho-sha's history textbook with mythical descriptions in it for four years from the following year. At the adoption meeting, two companies, Ikuho-sha and Teikoku-Shoin, were finally left, and the former was decided by a score of 4 to 3.[9]

In the 2018 Kanazawa mayoral election, Yamano defeated JCP-endorsed candidate.[10]

On 1 September 2020, the Kanazawa City Board of Education announced that it has continued to adopt Ikuho-sha's history textbooks to be used for four years from the following year at municipal junior high schools.[11] It was an unusual decision amid a decrease in the number of local governments handling Ikuho-sha textbooks nationwide.[12]

Governor of Ishikawa Prefecture

In 2022, Yamano resigned as a mayor and ran for governor of Ishikawa Prefecture. As a result of gubernatorial election, he lost to Hiroshi Hase by about 8,000 votes.[13]

On 16 October 2025, Yamano announced his candidacy for the next gubernatorial election.[14]

In the 2026 Ishikawa gubernatorial election, Yamano defeated Incumbent Hase and was elected to the governor of Ishikawa Prefecture for the first time.[15][16][17]

Scandal

Election campaign on Twitter

When he ran for mayor of Kanazawa in 2010, an official from Yamano's election team posted on Twitter calling for a vote on Yamano. Since campaigning on social media is prohibited by law, the Kanazawa City Election Commission warned the Yamano election team. Since it did not improve after that, the election committee asked Ishikawa Prefectural Police for their cooperation. However, the Ishikawa prefectural police did not file a case because it was difficult to identify the contributors and because of controversy over the lifting of the ban on election campaigns on social media. Subsequently, the revision of the law lifted the ban on election campaigns on SNS.[18]

References

  1. ^ a b c "プロフィール". Yukiyoshi Yamano Official Website (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  2. ^ "金沢市長　前市議の山野之義氏が初当選". The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 28 November 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  3. ^ "金沢市長に山野氏初当選". The Nikkei (in Japanese). 29 November 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  4. ^ "金沢市長選告示". The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 29 September 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  5. ^ "金沢市長選、4氏が立候補　10月5日投票". The Nikkei (in Japanese). 28 September 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  6. ^ "金沢市長に山野氏再選". The Nikkei (in Japanese). 6 October 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  7. ^ "金沢市長、無投票で山野氏が3選". The Nikkei (in Japanese). 23 November 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  8. ^ "金沢市議会議事録". Kanazawa City Council (in Japanese). 9 September 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  9. ^ "金沢市が育鵬社教科書を初採択　東京都小笠原村、山口、福岡などでも". Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). 1 September 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  10. ^ "金沢市長選". NHK (in Japanese). 11 November 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  11. ^ "9月7日付、金沢市教育委員会に対する「育鵬社版歴史教科書を採択したことに抗議する」を発表しました". Japan Lawyers Association for Freedom (in Japanese). 7 September 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  12. ^ "安倍氏が支援した育鵬社教科書の採択が激減した理由　菅首相は…". Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). 22 September 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  13. ^ "馳氏、3分裂制し初当選　28年ぶり新知事誕生　／石川". Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). 15 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  14. ^ "山野氏、知事選出馬を正式表明　「市長、民間の経験生かす」". Hokkoku Shimbun (in Japanese). 16 October 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  15. ^ "石川県知事選挙､元金沢市長の山野之義氏が初当選　現職･馳浩氏ら破る". The Nikkei (in Japanese). 8 March 2026. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  16. ^ "石川県知事選、前金沢市長の山野之義氏が初当選　現職の馳浩氏を破る". The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 8 March 2026. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  17. ^ "石川県知事選挙で山野之義氏が初当選、高市首相の応援も受けた現職の馳浩氏ら破る". The Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). 8 March 2026. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  18. ^ "ツイッターで「逆転させて」　金沢市長選で陣営呼びかけ". The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 13 December 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
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