Ex-Yokohama Mayor Yamanaka to Run for Comeback
Yokohama, Sept. 27 (Jiji Press)--Former Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka, who resigned earlier in September over a harassment scandal, plans to run for re-election, sources said Sunday. Yamanaka, 54, is expected to announce his candidacy at a press conference as early as Monday. The mayoral election in the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture, which neighbors Tokyo, is set to take place Oct. 18. ...
Yamanaka, a former Yokohama mayor, is set to announce his intention to seek re-election on Monday, according to sources. The mayoral election in the city, which is situated opposite Tokyo, will be held on October 18. As of now, five candidates have officially declared their intentions to run-- lawyer Atsumi Harasawa, 59, enterprise manager Atsushi Fukuyama, 37, former legislator Kazuma Nakatani, 43, Yuka Asaka, 46, a deputy leader of the Japanese Communist Party's Kanagawa branch, and civic group representative Sachiko Fujikawa, 51.
Harasawa has the backing of the Liberal Democratic Party's municipal committee and the Democratic Party for the People's prefectural office, while Nakatani is supported by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan's prefectural chapter. Yamanaka's decision to re-enter the race is anticipated to make the election highly competitive.
He resigned from his post following accusations of workplace harassment by a senior city official. Following an investigation by an independent panel, seven cases of improper behavior were identified, including comments that portrayed subordinates as incompetent and as worthless human beings.
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