What is Sōichi Aikawa?
{{nihongo|'''Sōichi Aikawa'''|相川 宗一|Aikawa Sōichi|extra=13 September 1942 – 25 January 2021}} was a [[Japan]]ese [[politician]]. Aikawa was born in [[Urawa, Saitama|Urawa]], [[Saitama]]. He was elected [[mayor]] of Urawa in 1991 until 2001. He was chosen as the first mayor of the city of [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]]. He retired in 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200905250008.html|title=Shimizu wins in Saitama poll|work=The Asahi Shimbun|date=25 May 2009|access-date=15 June 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Aikawa died of [[respiratory failure]] on 25 January 2021, aged 78.<ref>[https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/b39f45bcebb98e1fff8fa8246e444d1d488363ec 初代さいたま市長・相川宗一さん死去 ７８歳 浦和、大宮、与野の合併に尽力 政令指定都市の礎を築く] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130225644/https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/b39f45bcebb98e1fff8fa8246e444d1d488363ec |date=2021-01-30 }} {{in lang|ja}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Aikawa, Soichi}} [[Category:1942 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Japanese mayors]] {{bio-stub}}