Akiko Dōmoto (堂本 暁子, Dōmoto Akiko, born July 31, 1932) was the governor of Chiba Prefecture in Japan from 2001 to 2009. A graduate of Tokyo Woman's Christian University, she was the first female governor of Chiba and the third in Japanese history.^[1] She was first elected in 2001. In September 2001 she canceled a controversial plan to reclaim the Sanbanze wetlands as landfill.^[2] Historian Jeff Kingston called this act "a major victory for activists."^[3]

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Akiko Dōmoto
堂本 暁子
Governor of Chiba Prefecture
In office 2001–2009
Personal details
Born	(1932-07-31) July 31, 1932 (age 91) San Francisco, California, USA
Alma mater	Tokyo Womans Christian University

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