al ▁Select ▁Committee ▁on ▁Tax ation . ▁▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁election ▁ ▁While ▁still ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Ak ita ▁City , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁Governor ▁of ▁Ak ita ▁Pref ect ure ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁Though ▁being ▁a ▁political ▁independent , ▁he ▁earned ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁Liberal ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁Alliance ▁and ▁the ▁Social ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁Alliance ▁in ▁Ak ita ▁Pref ect ure . ▁He ▁won ▁election ▁for ▁the ▁post ▁over ▁several ▁other ▁candidates ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Pol it icians ▁from ▁Ak ita ▁Pref ect ure ▁Category : T oh oku ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : May ors ▁of ▁places ▁in ▁Japan ▁Category : S ata ke ▁cl an ▁Category : G overn ors ▁of ▁Ak ita ▁Pref ect ure <0x0A> </s> ▁K oba ▁the ▁D read : ▁L augh ter ▁and ▁the ▁Tw enty ▁Mill ion ▁is ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁non - f iction ▁book ▁by ▁British ▁writer ▁Martin ▁Am is . ▁ ▁Sum mary ▁The ▁book ▁is ▁a ▁study ▁of ▁the ▁dep red ations ▁of ▁the ▁regime ▁of ▁Joseph ▁St alin ▁in ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁title ▁all udes ▁to ▁St alin ' s ▁nick name ▁" K oba ", ▁and ▁the ▁estimated ▁