vice-governor; deputy governor; lieutenant governor
Official title for the deputy head of a prefectural government in Japan. Equivalent to a vice-governor or lieutenant governor in other systems.
He was appointed vice-governor of Tokyo.
The deputy governor assists the governor in their duties.
He took office as Tokyo's vice-governor last month.
She served as the prefecture's vice-governor for eight years.
The governor appointed a former bureaucrat as vice-governor.