{
  "id": 3902614,
  "title": "Yokohama mayor set to resign over allegations of power harassment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/yokohama-mayor-set-to-resign-over-allegations-of-power-harassment",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T05:43:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/28/japan/politics/yokohama-mayor-resign/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "Takeharu Yamanaka's resignation would start the clock for an election to take place within 50 days.",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}