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Kenichi Minamide is a Japanese politician currently serving as the Mayor of Izumiotsu, Osaka. A graduate of Kwansei Gakuin University, he previously worked in the private sector at Nichiro and his family's milling business before entering politics. He served three terms as a member of the Izumiotsu City Council starting in 2007 and was first elected mayor in 2016. Minamide is known for his conservative political network involvement, including the Ryoma Project, and for his controversial public stances regarding COVID-19 vaccination policies, which included implementing an application-based system for pediatric vaccination and promoting alternative medical approaches within the city's health programs.