Masaru Uchino

Born in 1955, right in the thick of postwar Japan's economic miracle era, Masaru Uchino is one of those politicians whose whole career has stayed in one city: born in Ebina, a clerk at its city hall, four terms on its council, and mayor since 2003 after winning his first mayoral race by just 49 votes. I find myself respecting the no-frills approach — during the pandemic he cut his own bonus and salary to help fund the city's response — and for a politician, that kind of restraint feels almost old-school honorable.

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Masaru Uchino is a Japanese politician born on October 13, 1955. He graduated from Senshu University. An independent, he has served as mayor of Ebina, Kanagawa Prefecture, since 2003, now in his sixth term, after working at Ebina city hall and serving four terms on the city council. He maintains a presence on X (formerly Twitter) under the handle @umasaru_ebina.

Name (English)

Masaru Uchino

Name (Japanese)

内野優

Reading

うちの まさる

Born

October 13, 1955 (age 71)

Origin

Ebina, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

Politician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Goat

University

Senshu University

• Xhttps://x.com/umasaru_ebina
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%86%85%E9%87%8E%E5%84%AA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21699179

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Last updated

October 18, 2026

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