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Dr. Yasuko ARASE
Deputy Mayor, Fukuoka City
Dr. Yasuko Arase graduated from Kyushu University's School of Medicine in 1978. She began her career in the public sector at Fukuoka City Government in 1987, and served as the Chief Executives of the Child Affairs Bureau, the Environmental Bureau, and the Public Healthcare Bureau, before she was appointed as Deputy Mayor of Fukuoka City in 2015. Dr. Arase's policies focus heavily on health promotion, infectious disease-prevention, nursing care, gender equality and women's business participation. Her major initiatives include the 'Fukuoka 100' Project.