Yokohama Mayor to Resign Over Workplace Harassment
An investigation found Mayor Yamanaka called employees "human scum." He later apologized, reportedly saying he finally understood the importance of workplace respect. The post Yokohama Mayor to Resign Over Workplace Harassment first appeared on JAPAN Forward .
Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka plans to resign following allegations of power harassment against city employees, according to supporters he spoke to on Friday. The decision follows a third-party investigation that confirmed seven instances of harassment and demands from three political parties in the city assembly - the Liberal Democratic Party, the Constitutional Democratic Party, and Komeito - for him to step down.
Yamanaka, a 53-year-old former professor from Yokohama City University, was elected mayor in 2021, unseating the incumbent and another candidate backed by then-Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. He specialized in medicine and data science, positioning himself as an "expert on the coronavirus" during the pandemic.
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