31-year-old born in Heisei, the youngest mayor in Japan is born. Mayor of Sennan, Osaka

Yuma Yamamoto, who was born in 1990 and is 31 years old, won the first election in the mayoral election of Sennan City, Osaka.

Mr. Yamamoto will be the youngest mayor in Japan among the incumbent mayors.

The mayoral election of Sennan City, Osaka, due to the expiration of his term, was voted on the 24th, and Yuma Yamamoto, a newcomer to the Osaka Restoration Association, defeated an independent newcomer and won the election for the first time.

Mr. Yamamoto was born in 1990 and is 31 years old. According to the Japan Association of City Mayors, he is the youngest mayor in Japan among the incumbent mayors.

Mr. Yamamoto has been a member of the Sennan City Assembly from 2016 to last month after working as a secretary to a member of the House of Representatives.

Mr. Yamamoto, who was elected, said, "In order to tackle the financial difficulties of Sennan City, we would like to promote the utilization of the private sector, the increase of hometown tax revenue, and the attraction of companies. I want to realize Sennan City where many people will continue to live. "