Kensei Mizote

Kensei Mizote (溝手 顕正) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature).

Life and career
A native of Hiroshima, Hiroshima and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he became mayor of Mihara, Hiroshima in 1987 and was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1993. He died from complications of a stroke on April 14, 2023, at the age of 80.