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Katsuhiro Abe is a Japanese politician currently serving as the Mayor of Soma City in Fukushima Prefecture. Born in Soma, he graduated from the Faculty of Economics at Fukushima University in 1995 and began his career as a civil servant in the Soma City government. Over the course of his career, he held several key administrative roles, including Director of the Planning and Policy Division, Director of the General Affairs Division, and Director of the Planning and Policy Department. He served as the Deputy Mayor of Soma City from 2021 until 2025. In December 2025, he was elected as the Mayor of Soma City in an uncontested election, officially assuming office in January 2026.