Greetings from the Mayor of Iwaki City

UPDATE 2009/12/10

Takao Watanabe Mayor of Iwaki City

It is an honour to have been elected, and I am both humbled and acutely aware of the great responsibility and importance of my appointed tasks as Mayor. I know that I now shoulder the responsibility of municipal administration at a crucial time of great financial and administrative distress, at both national and local levels.

During my term as Mayor, I pledge to seek many different opinions on all matters from citizens of all walks of life. I will keep an especially open mind to all feedback that I receive, as the office of Mayor is indeed a new experience for me. I will strive to administer the city government using the basic principles that it must always be fair & transparent. Finally, I wholeheartedly believe that using the principles of "Stability, a Sense of Speed, Reform & Action", I can dedicate myself to further advancing the prosperity of my hometown Iwaki.

I sincerely hope that you will grant me your support. Thank you.

Takao Watanabe,
Mayor of Iwaki City