{
  "id": 15867965,
  "title": "Tottori Governor Hirai Not to Seek 6th Term",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/tottori-governor-hirai-not-to-seek-6th-term",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T08:10:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026102100435/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tottori, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)--Tottori Governor Shinji Hirai said Wednesday that he will not run for re-election after his current fifth term expires in April 2027. The gubernatorial election of the western Japan prefecture is scheduled for April 11 next year as part of the country's unified local elections. No one has yet announced a bid for the governorship. Hirai served as chairman of...",
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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."
}