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Norihisa Satake
Japanese politician
Norihisa Satake (佐竹 敬久, Satake Norihisa, born 15 November 1947) is a Japanese politician. A former two-term mayor of Akita City in Akita Prefecture, first elected in 2001, he is currently the Governor of Akita Prefecture after winning election on April 12, 2009. He is the 21st head of the North Satake branch of the Satake clan.