Yūichirō Itō
Yūichirō Itō is a Japanese politician and former governor of Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan. A native of Izumi, Kagoshima and graduate of the University of Tokyo with the Bachelor of Laws in June 1971, he had worked at the Ministry of [Home Affairs (Japan)|Ministry of Home Affairs] since 1972 before elected governor.
He served three terms as governor from 2004 until 2016. In July 2016 he sought a fourth term but was defeated by Satoshi Mitazono.