Fixed a spelling error of a politician.← Previous revisionRevision as of 07:40, 18 October 2026 Line 47: Line 47: == Political career == == Political career == In the lead-up to selecting a candidate for the [[Okinawa at-large district]] in the [[2022 Japanese House of Councillors election|2022 House of Councillors election]], [[Kozaburo Nishime]], a [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]] (LDP) member of the House of Representatives, approached Koja about running as an LDP candidate. Accepting the request, Koja decided to run and announced his candidacy.{{cite web|title=自民、38歳元官僚を擁立へ 知事側の現職も立候補予定 参院沖縄|url=https://www.asahi.com/sp/articles/ASQ3662STQ36TPOB001.html|date=6 March 2022|access-date=13 March 2026|website=[[The Asahi Shimbun]]|language=Japanese}} In the election, he narrowly lost to the opposition-backed incumbent [[Yōichi Iha]] by a slim margin of 2,888 votes.{{cite web|title=沖縄選挙区で無所属の伊波洋一氏が再選|url=https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/election/sangiin/20220707-OYT1T50310/|date=11 July 2022|access-date=13 March 2026|website=[[The Yomiuri Shimbun]]|language=Japanese}}{{cite web|title=【動画】伊波洋一氏が再選 古謝玄太氏に2888票差 辺野古阻止へ民意示す＜参院選沖縄選挙区＞|url=https://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/entry-1547666.html|date=11 July 2022|access-date=13 March 2026|website=[[Ryūkyū Shimpō]]|language=Japanese}} In the lead-up to selecting a candidate for the [[Okinawa at-large district]] in the [[2022 Japanese House of Councillors election|2022 House of Councillors election]], [[Kosaburo Nishime]], a [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]] (LDP) member of the House of Representatives, approached Koja about running as an LDP candidate. Accepting the request, Koja decided to run and announced his candidacy.{{cite web|title=自民、38歳元官僚を擁立へ 知事側の現職も立候補予定 参院沖縄|url=https://www.asahi.com/sp/articles/ASQ3662STQ36TPOB001.html|date=6 March 2022|access-date=13 March 2026|website=[[The Asahi Shimbun]]|language=Japanese}} In the election, he narrowly lost to the opposition-backed incumbent [[Yōichi Iha]] by a slim margin of 2,888 votes.{{cite web|title=沖縄選挙区で無所属の伊波洋一氏が再選|url=https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/election/sangiin/20220707-OYT1T50310/|date=11 July 2022|access-date=13 March 2026|website=[[The Yomiuri Shimbun]]|language=Japanese}}{{cite web|title=【動画】伊波洋一氏が再選 古謝玄太氏に2888票差 辺野古阻止へ民意示す＜参院選沖縄選挙区＞|url=https://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/entry-1547666.html|date=11 July 2022|access-date=13 March 2026|website=[[Ryūkyū Shimpō]]|language=Japanese}} On 21 December 2022, he took office as Deputy Mayor of Naha City under Mayor Satoru Chinen.{{cite web|title=「市民のために働いていきたい」古謝氏が那覇市副市長に就任 任期は26年12月までの4年間|url=https://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/entry-1635812.html|date=21 December 2022|access-date=13 March 2026|website=[[Ryūkyū Shimpō]]|language=Japanese}} On 21 December 2022, he took office as Deputy Mayor of Naha City under Mayor Satoru Chinen.{{cite web|title=「市民のために働いていきたい」古謝氏が那覇市副市長に就任 任期は26年12月までの4年間|url=https://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/entry-1635812.html|date=21 December 2022|access-date=13 March 2026|website=[[Ryūkyū Shimpō]]|language=Japanese}}