Ten governors were elected in Sunday's quadrennial unified local elections. Here are their prefectures, names, terms in office and the parties that backed them.
Hokkaido: Harumi Takahashi; entering fourth term; LDP/Komeito
Kanagawa: Yuji Kuroiwa, entering second term; LDP/DPJ/Komeito/Nippon wo Genki ni Suru Kai (Party to Revitalize Japan)
Fukui: Issei Nishikawa, entering fourth term; LDP/DPJ/Komeito
Mie: Eikei Suzuki, entering second term; LDP/Komeito
Nara: Shogo Arai, entering third term; LDP/DPJ/Komeito/Shinto Kaikaku (New Renaissance Party)
Tottori: Shinji Hirai, entering third term; LDP/DPJ/Komeito
Shimane: Zenbe Mizoguchi, entering third term; LDP/Komeito
Tokushima: Kamon Iizumi, entering fourth term; LDP/DPJ/Komeito
Fukuoka: Hiroshi Ogawa, entering second term; LDP/DPJ/Ishin no To/Komeito/SDP
Oita: Katsusada Hirose, entering fourth term; LDP/Komeito
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