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Mayor of Nagatoro Town, Saitama Prefecture, Found Guilty of Bribery; Paid Campaign Workers; to Resign (Kyodo News)

On February 2nd, the Saitama District Court sentenced Hideo Suzuki (66), the mayor of Nagatoro Town, Saitama Prefecture, to two years in prison, suspended for five years (prosecution sought two years in prison), for violating the Public Offices Election Act (bribery) by paying a total of 780,000 yen in cash as compensation to campaign workers in the 2023 town council election and the 2025 mayoral election.
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On February 2nd, the Saitama District Court sentenced Hideo Suzuki (66), the mayor of Nagatoro Town, Saitama Prefecture, to two years in prison, suspended for five years (prosecution sought two years in prison), for violating the Public Offices Election Act (bribery) by paying a total of 780,000 yen in cash as compensation to campaign workers in the 2023 town council election and the 2025 mayoral election.

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熊本日日新聞社 broke the news on Thursday, July 2, 2026.
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