Hitoshi Motoshima

was a Japanese politician. He served four terms as mayor of Nagasaki from 1979 to 1995. He has publicly made controversial statements about the responsibility of Japan and its then-reigning Emperor for World War II. He survived an assassination attempt in 1990.

On October 31, 2014, Motoshima died at the age of 92 in Nagasaki, Japan from natural causes.

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Category:1922 births
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Category:Japanese mayors
Category:People from Nagasaki Prefecture
Category:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians