Toshihito Kumagai (熊谷俊人, Kumagai Toshihito, born 18 February 1978) is a Japanese politician. He currently serves as governor of Chiba Prefecture since 2021.[1]
Early life and education
Kumagai was born is Tenri, Nara in February 1978. Due to his father's work, they consistently move from prefecture to prefecture. He was affected by the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995 when he was a high school student. He said on an interview that this is his reason why he got interested in politics. He graduated on Waseda University's School of Political Science and Economics in 2001. He later joined the NTT Communications, where he was in charge of business integration and acquisition programs in the planning department.[2][3]
