Yukio Takano

Yukio Takano
Mayor of Toshima
In office
27 April 1999 – 9 February 2023
Member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
In office
23 July 1989 – March 1999
Personal details
Born(1937-12-25)25 December 1937
Toshima, Tokyo, Japan
Died9 February 2023(2023-02-09) (aged 85)
Minami-Nagasaki, Toshima, Tokyo, Japan
Political partyLDP
EducationRikkyo University
ProfessionBusinessman

Yukio Takano (Japanese: 高野之夫 Takano Yukio; 25 December 1937 – 9 February 2023) was a Japanese businessman and politician, member of the Liberal Democratic Party.

Biography

He served in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly from 1989 to 1999. He was also mayor of Toshima from 1999 to 2023.[1]

Takano died of COVID-19 in Tokyo on 9 February 2023, at the age of 85.[2]

References

  1. ^ "豊島区長選 高野さんが５選 庁舎跡地活用など「区政にまい進」". Tokyo Shimbun (in Japanese). 27 April 2015. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  2. ^ "東京・豊島区長の高野之夫氏が死去、８５歳…コロナ感染後に体調不良". Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). 9 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.


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