Kazuko Kōri

{{Short description|Japanese politician (born 1957)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Kazuko Kori

| native_name = {{nobold|郡 和子}}

| native_name_lang = ja

| image = 宮城県仙台市 市長 郡和子.jpg

| image_size = 220px

| caption =

| office = Mayor of Sendai

| term_start = 22 August 2017

| term_end =

| predecessor = Emiko Okuyama

| successor =

| office2 = Member of the House of Representatives

| constituency2 = Tohoku PR (2005–2009; 2012–2017)
Miyagi 1st (2009–2012)

| term_start2 = 12 September 2005

| term_end2 = 9 July 2017

| predecessor2 =

| successor2 =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|3|31|df=y}}

| birth_place = Sendai, Miyagi, Japan

| death_date =

| death_place =

| party = Independent

| otherparty = DPJ
DP

| alma_mater = Tohoku Gakuin University

}}

{{nihongo|Kazuko Kori|郡 和子|Kōri Kazuko|born 31 March 1957}} is a Japanese politician serving as the mayor of Sendai.{{Cite news|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/07/24/national/politics-diplomacy/opposition-backed-candidate-kori-wins-sendai-mayors-race-dealing-another-apparent-blow-abe/|title=Sendai elects opposition-backed Kori as next mayor, dealing another blow to Abe's LDP|date=2017-07-24|work=The Japan Times Online|access-date=2019-01-29|language=en-US|issn=0447-5763}} She was formerly a member of the Democratic Party of Japan and served in the House of Representatives. A native of Sendai, Miyagi and graduate of Tohoku Gakuin University, she was elected for the first time in 2005 after working at a TV broadcaster.{{cite web|url=http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/diet/profile/0008/00008339.html|work=[ザ･選挙]|publisher=JANJAN|language=Japanese|script-title=ja:政治家情報 〜郡 和子〜|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071025020621/http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/diet/profile/0008/00008339.html|archivedate=2007-10-25|url-status=dead|accessdate=2007-10-20}}