Shinobu Agata
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Shinobu Agata (縣 忍, Agata Shinobu; June 30, 1881 – January 6, 1942) was Director of the Karafuto Agency (1929–1931). He was Governor of Yamagata Prefecture (1922–1924), Kagoshima Prefecture (1924–1926), Chiba Prefecture (1926–1927), Gunma Prefecture (1927–1928), Osaka (1932–1935) and Mayor of Nagoya (1939 – January 6, 1942). He was from Shizuoka Prefecture. He was a graduate of the University of Tokyo. He died in office while serving as mayor of Nagoya.
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- 1881 births
- 1942 deaths
- 20th-century mayors of places in Japan
- Governors of Yamagata Prefecture
- Governors of Kagoshima Prefecture
- Governors of Chiba Prefecture
- Governors of Gunma Prefecture
- Directors of the Karafuto Agency
- Governors of Osaka
- Mayors of Nagoya
- University of Tokyo alumni
- Politicians from Shizuoka Prefecture
- Japanese Home Ministry government officials