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Takeyoshi Morishima is a Japanese politician currently serving as the Mayor of Yaita City in Tochigi Prefecture. Born in 1986 in Yaita, he graduated from the University of Tsukuba and its graduate school before working at Recruit Co., Ltd., where he held managerial positions for over a decade. In 2023, he was elected to the Yaita City Council, receiving the highest number of votes in the city's recorded history. He subsequently resigned from the council to run for mayor, winning his first term in April 2024 by defeating the incumbent.