{
  "id": 10640575,
  "title": "Scandal-Hit Former Yokohama Mayor Announces Bid for Re-election",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/scandal-hit-former-yokohama-mayor-announces-bid-for-re-election",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T07:24:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026092900442/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Yokohama, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)--Former Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka, who resigned in early September over a power harassment scandal, announced Tuesday that he will run as an independent in the Oct. 18 mayoral poll in the city south of Tokyo. At a press conference, Yamanaka, 54, apologized for the scandal and expressed his hope to \"sincerely engage with city residents once again.\" He h...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}