Scandal-Hit Former Yokohama Mayor to Seek Re-election
Yokohama, Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)--Former Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka, who resigned this month following a power harassment scandal, informed his supporters on Monday of his intention to run for re-election in the Oct. 18 poll. At a closed-door meeting of his supporters, Yamanaka apologized for the scandal and promised to create a city government free of workplace harassment, according t...
Former Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka has announced his intention to seek re-election in the upcoming Oct. 18 poll, according to supporters. Yamanaka apologized for a recent power harassment scandal and pledged to create a city government free of workplace harassment, according to attendees. Following the meeting, Yamanaka stated, "I will tell you about that tomorrow."
He plans to hold a press conference on Tuesday to officially confirm his re-election bid. So far, five candidates have declared their intentions to run: lawyer Atsumi Harasawa, company manager Atsushi Fukuyama, former lawmaker Kazuma Nakatani, Yuka Asaka, and civic group representative Sachiko Fujikawa. Harasawa, who is supported by the Liberal Democratic Party, the Democratic Party for the People, and Komeito, faces competition from Nakatani, who has backing from the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan.
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