Fukuoka Mayor Takashima Vows Not to Seek 5th Term
Fukuoka, Aug. 24 (Jiji Press)--Fukuoka Mayor Soichiro Takashima has said that he would not seek a fifth term in the Nov. 15 election. "I want to pass the baton to the next generation," Takashima, 51, who is serving his fourth term as mayor in the southwestern Japan city, the capital of Fukuoka Prefecture, wrote in a recent social media post. "The office of mayor is a special position in wh...
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