Japan mayor in his 20s picked for Time magazine’s list of rising stars

TL;DR Ryosuke Takashima, the 28-year-old mayor of Ashiya, Japan, was named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential rising stars. He became Japan’s youngest mayor in 2023 and was recognized for breaking the mold in a country with a history of gerontocratic politics.

by SkyInJapan

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  1. Met him a few times around the area since I live here.

    He seems like he’s trying to do the right thing, and he’s got a gaggle of local rich old ladies that love him 😅

  2. >Among others selected for the “2025 TIME100 Next” list was Erika Kirk, the widow of American conservative activist Charlie Kirk

    what are her accomplishments…

    Edit: looked at the list, it also includes Karoline Leavitt, the mouthpiece of wannabee fascists. Trash list

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