Ten governors were elected in Sunday's quadrennial unified local elections. Here are their prefectures, names, terms in office and the parties that backed them.

Hokkaido: Harumi Takahashi; entering fourth term; LDP/Komeito

Kanagawa: Yuji Kuroiwa, entering second term; LDP/DPJ/Komeito/Nippon wo Genki ni Suru Kai (Party to Revitalize Japan)

Fukui: Issei Nishikawa, entering fourth term; LDP/DPJ/Komeito

Mie: Eikei Suzuki, entering second term; LDP/Komeito

Nara: Shogo Arai, entering third term; LDP/DPJ/Komeito/Shinto Kaikaku (New Renaissance Party)

Tottori: Shinji Hirai, entering third term; LDP/DPJ/Komeito

Shimane: Zenbe Mizoguchi, entering third term; LDP/Komeito

Tokushima: Kamon Iizumi, entering fourth term; LDP/DPJ/Komeito

Fukuoka: Hiroshi Ogawa, entering second term; LDP/DPJ/Ishin no To/Komeito/SDP

Oita: Katsusada Hirose, entering fourth term; LDP/Komeito