2006 Nagasaki gubernatorial election

A gubernatorial election was held on 5 february 2006 to elect the next governor of Nagasaki (山口県), a prefecture of Japan in the north-west of the island of Kyushu.

Candidates

 * Genjiro Kaneko, 61-year-old incumbent (first elected in 1998), endorsed by LDP, New Komeito and SDP.
 * Noriko Kokubo, a 47-year-old company executive.
 * Mitsuaki Yamashita, 53, chairman of the JCP's Nagasaki chapter.