Hiroshi Kawabuchi (August 15, 1883 â October 1, 1946) was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from July 1929 to May 1931. He was governor of Fukushima Prefecture (1925âÂÂ1927) and Fukuoka Prefecture (1931). He was mayor of Kà Âchi, Kà Âchi from 1936 to 1941.