The former mayor of a Japanese city who resigned after she reportedly made repeated visits to a hotel with a married male subordinate has been reelected to the position. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/13/japan/politics/maebashi-mayor-reelection/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #gunma #maebashi #akiraogawa
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Akira Ogawa, mayor of Maebashi, the capital of Gunma Prefecture, plans to step down following a scandal involving her "love hotel" visits with a married male city employee. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/26/japan/politics/maebashi-mayor-to-quit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #akiraogawa #maebashi #gunma #localgovernment
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Japanese mayor resigns over repeated hotel visits with married official
The mayor of Maebashi, the capital city of Gunma prefecture in east…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1418846/japanese-mayor-resigns-over-repeated-hotel-visits-with-married-official/ Japanese mayor resigns over repeated hotel visits with married official #AkiraOgawa #CityAssembly #CityCouncil #EasternJapan #GunmaPrefecture #HotelVisits #incumbent #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #KomeitoParty #LiberalDemocraticParty #maebashi #MayoralElection #news #NoConfidenceMotion #Resignation #scandal The mayor of Maebashi, the capital city of Gunma prefecture in eastern Japan, on Tuesday tendered her resignation after her r
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In a sign of voter backlash against the ruling LDP over its political slush funds scandal, a novice candidate supported by major opposition parties defeated the ruling coalition’s choice in the Maebashi mayoral election in Gunma Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/05/japan/politics/maebashi-mayoral-election-ldp/?utm_content=buffer0ba55&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #maebashi #gunma #akiraogawa #ldp #elections