Yokohama City Council

Yokohama City Council

横浜市会

Yokohama-shikai
Type
Type
History
Founded1889 (1889) (municipal mergers of the Meiji era (明治の大合併) [1]
Leadership
President (gichō)
Tomio Shimizu, LDP
since May 18, 2021
Vice-President (fuku-gichō)
Masaharu Takahashi, Komeito
since May 18, 2021
Structure
Political groups
  LDP (36)
  CDP(20)
  Komeito (16)
  JCP (9)
  Kanagawa Network(1)
  Independents (4)
Elections
Single non-transferable vote
Last election
April 2019
Meeting place
 Japan, Yokohama City Hall, Kanagawa Prefecture, Yokohama City, Naka Ward, Honcho, 6-50-10.
Website
横浜市会

The Yokohama City Council (横浜市会, Yokohama-shi kai) is the legislature of Yokohama City.

  1. ^ Kiyotaka Yokomichi. "The Development of Municipal Mergers in Japan" (PDF). The Institute of Comparative Studies in Local Governance.