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Scandal-Tainted Former Mayor of Maebashi Reelected
Akira Ogawa won re-election with 47.32% voter turnout, pledging to continue policy efforts like free school lunches despite past controversy.
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Scandal-Tainted Ex-Maebashi Mayor Akira Ogawa Re-Elected
The Yomiuri ShimbunFormer Maebashi Mayor Akira Ogawa hugs her supporter in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, on Monday evening. Jiji Press [posttime] JST, [postdate] Maebashi, Gunma Pref., Jan. 13 (Jiji Press) — Former Maebashi Mayor Akira Ogawa was re-elected Monday after giving up the mayoralty of the eastern Japan city over controversial hotel visits with a married municipal …
On the 13th, the day after the Maebashi mayoral election, Akira Ogawa (43), who was re-elected, received his certificate of election from the city election commission at city hall. In light of the circumstances surrounding his resignation from his position due to the love hotel scandal involving a (retired) city employee, he said, "I received a lot of harsh criticism. I will work hard and do my best to serve everyone."
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