About Yukio Koshimori
Lived 1930 – 2005 (aged 74). Yukio Koshimori was a Japanese politician.
was a Japanese politician. He was mayor of Okushiri, Hokkaidō when Okushiri Island was hit by a devastating earthquake with tsunami that caused 201 deaths on 12 July 1993.
Koshimori was elected to Okushiri's assembly in April 1959. He was elected mayor of Okushiri in 1975, and served for 22 consecutive years in spite of his arrest and conviction for bribery in 1984 of which he denied.
In 2001, Koshimori was arrested and indicted for another act of bribery, The following year, he died of liver cancer at age 74 in Hakodate, Hokkaidō.
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Who was Yukio Koshimori?
Japanese politician
When was Yukio Koshimori born?
Yukio Koshimori was born on 10 December 1930 in Hokkaidō.
When did Yukio Koshimori die?
Yukio Koshimori died on 28 February 2005.
What was Yukio Koshimori's occupation?
Yukio Koshimori was a politician.
What nationality was Yukio Koshimori?
Yukio Koshimori was Japanese.
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