Sachio Kuwae

Sachio Kuwae (Japanese: 桑江朝千夫 Kuwae Sachio; 11 January 1956 – 9 December 2024) was a Japanese politician. An independent, he served in the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly from 2008 to 2014 and was mayor of Okinawa from 2014 to 2024.^[1]

Sachio Kuwae
桑江朝千夫
Mayor of Okinawa
In office 12 May 2014 – 9 December 2024
Preceded by	Mitsuko Tomon
Succeeded by	TBD
Member of the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly
In office 25 June 2008 – May 2014
Personal details
Born	(1956-01-11)11 January 1956 Nakagami District, United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands
Died	9 December 2024(2024-12-09) (aged 68) Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Political party	Independent
Education	Nihon University

Kuwae died of complications from myelodysplastic syndrome in Kagoshima Prefecture, on 9 December 2024, at the age of 68.^[2]