Hiroya Ebina
Japanese politician (1959–2026)
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Hiroya Ebina (蝦名 大也, Ebina Hiroya; 4 January 1959 – 7 January 2026) was a Japanese politician. He was the mayor of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan, from 2008 to 2024 and a member of the Hokkaido Legislative Assembly from 1999 until 2008.[1][2]
Preceded byYoshitaka Ito
Succeeded byHidenori Tsuruma
Born4 January 1959
Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan
Died7 January 2026 (aged 67)
Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan
Hiroya Ebina | |
|---|---|
蝦名 大也 | |
Ebina in 2018 | |
| Mayor of Kushiro | |
| In office November 2008 – November 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Yoshitaka Ito |
| Succeeded by | Hidenori Tsuruma |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 January 1959 Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan |
| Died | 7 January 2026 (aged 67) Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan |
| Party | Independent |
| Alma mater | Aoyama Gakuin University Bachelor of Law |
| Website | www |
On the evening of 7 January 2026, after returning home from a meeting, he collapsed at his home in Kushiro City and was taken to a hospital, where he died of a sudden cardiac arrest the same day. He was 67.[3]