17 Facts About Naoki Inose

Naoki Inose is a Japanese politician, journalist, historian, social critic and biographer of literary figures such as Yukio Mishima and Osamu Dazai.

Naoki Inose served as Lieutenant Governor of Tokyo from June 2007 until becoming Acting Governor on 1 November 2012 following the resignation of Shintaro Ishihara.

Naoki Inose was elected Governor in a historical landslide victory in December 2012, but announced his resignation on December 19,2013, following a political funds-related scandal; his resignation was approved and became effective December 24,2013.

Inose was born in Nagano Prefecture; his father died of angina when Inose was three years old.

Naoki Inose attended elementary and junior high schools affiliated with Shinshu University, and ultimately enrolled at Shinshu in 1966.

Naoki Inose graduated from Shinshu University in 1970 and moved to Tokyo, where he was married later in the year.

Naoki Inose enrolled in graduate school for political science at Meiji University in 1972, and had two children, born in 1974 and 1978.

Naoki Inose said that Japan lost World War II because the government at the time ignored data suggesting Japan would be unable to defeat the Allies and forbade access to the information before Tokyo declared war in 1941.

Naoki Inose has further argued that this action is being repeated today by bureaucrats with respect to the economy.

Naoki Inose advocated that people share accurate information with respect to Japan's economic situation, that is not necessarily issued by bureaucrats, in efforts to help a debt-ridden Japan.

Naoki Inose's platform included reform of the Tokyo Electric Power Company and the merger of Tokyo Metro with the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation subway network, although he made minimal progress with either issue following his election.

Naoki Inose attended the 2012 Summer Olympics in London in order to launch Tokyo's campaign for the Games.

In November 2013, Naoki Inose became embroiled in a scandal concerning cash he received from the Tokushukai hospital group led by Torao Takuda, father of Lower House member Takeshi Tokuda.

Naoki Inose claimed to have borrowed 50 million yen as a personal loan from Tokushukai, delivered to him in cash in exchange for a written IOU in November 2012, and that he repaid the loan in cash in September 2013.

Naoki Inose announced his resignation as governor on December 19,2013, following direct pressure from various senior political figures including ex-Governor Ishihara and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Naoki Inose was succeeded as interim governor by Vice Governor Tatsumi Ando.

Naoki Inose is a runner who jogs every day, and completed the 2012 Tokyo Marathon.