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A "Super Civil Servant" Who Transformed a Sparsely Populated Town of 8,000 People Into a Nationally Recognized Institution Retires at Age 51... and Explains Why He Listed "Freelance Part-Timer" on His New Business Card.

Summary by toyokeizai.net
Yokose Town, with a population of approximately 8,000, is a sparsely populated area in the Chichibu region of Saitama Prefecture, but it is known in local government circles as an "amazing town" with advanced public-private partnerships. The driving force behind this is Masanobu Tabata (51), a Yokose Town employee. Around Mr. Tabata…
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Yokose Town, with a population of approximately 8,000, is a sparsely populated area in the Chichibu region of Saitama Prefecture, but it is known in local government circles as an "amazing town" with advanced public-private partnerships. The driving force behind this is Masanobu Tabata (51), a Yokose Town employee. Around Mr. Tabata…

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toyokeizai.net broke the news on Wednesday, April 8, 2026.
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