Shōgo Arai

Shōgo Arai
荒井 正吾
Official portrait, 2022
Governor of Nara Prefecture
In office
3 May 2007  2 May 2023
MonarchsAkihito
Naruhito
Preceded byYoshiya Kakimoto
Succeeded byMakoto Yamashita
Member of the House of Councillors
In office
29 July 2001  9 March 2007
Preceded byYukihisa Yoshida
Succeeded byTetsuji Nakamura
ConstituencyNara at-large
Personal details
Born (1945-01-18) 18 January 1945
Yao, Osaka, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo
Syracuse University

Shōgo Arai (荒井 正吾, Arai Shōgo, born 18 January 1945 in Yao, Osaka) is a Japanese politician and a former governor of Nara Prefecture in Japan.