Futoshi TobaFutoshi Toba was born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1965 and spent his youth in the City of Machida, a suburb of Tokyo. A graduate of Machida High School, he studied in the U.S. for several years in his youth, moving to his father's hometown of Rikuzentaata in his twenties. From April 1995 - March 2007 he was a city council member in Rikuzentakata. In March 2007 he became deputy mayor, running for and winning the seat of mayor in February 2011. Toba served three terms as mayor. Read More Read Less