Junji Nishime

{{short description|Japanese politician}}

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|name = Junji Nishime

|native_name = {{nobold|西銘 順治}}

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|office = 4th Governor of Okinawa Prefecture

|term_start = 10 December 1978

|term_end = 9 December 1990

|predecessor = Koichi Taira

|successor = Masahide Ōta

|office2 = Mayor of Naha

|term_start2 = January 1962

|term_end2 = October 1968

|predecessor2 = Kenji Saichi

|successor2 = Ryōmatsu Taira

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|birth_date = November 5, 1921

|birth_place = Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan

|death_date = {{death date and age|2001|11|10|1921|11|5}}

|death_place = Naha, Okinawa, Japan

|party = Independent

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|alma_mater = University of Tokyo

| allegiance = {{flag|Empire of Japan}}

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{{nihongo|Junji Nishime|西銘 順治|Nishime Junji}} was a Japanese politician who served as the 4th Governor of Okinawa from 1978 until 1990 and mayor of Naha, the capital of Okinawa. He studied and graduated at the University of Tokyo.[http://www.japanupdate.com/archive/index.php?id=3558 Former governor Junji Nishime dies], Weekly Japan Updates, November 15, 2001. His son is Kosaburo Nishime a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet.