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Public prosecutors have indicted Maki Takubo, former mayor of the city of Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, on suspicion of violations including contravening the local autonomy law through alleged academic fraud. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/31/japan/crime-legal/ex-mayor-ito-indictment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #makitakubo #shizuoka #localgovernment #ito #japanesecourts

Shizuoka police have raided the home of former Ito Mayor Maki Takubo, who faces allegations of falsifying her academic background, investigation sources said Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/15/japan/crime-legal/former-ito-mayor-home-raided/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #makitakubo #shizuoka #localgovernment

Sunday's mayoral election in the city of Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, held due to the ouster of former Mayor Maki Takubo, resulted in the first-time election of former city council member Kazuya Sugimoto. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/15/japan/politics/ito-mayor-fails-reelected/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ito #shizuoka #localgovernment #makitakubo

Maki Takubo, former mayor of Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, plans to run in the city's Dec. 14 mayoral election following her removal from office over an academic background scandal, sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/14/japan/politics/ito-mayor-return-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #makitakubo #ito #shizuoka

The city assembly of Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Friday passed a second no-confidence motion against scandal-hit Mayor Maki Takubo, resulting in her removal from office on the same day. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/31/japan/politics/ito-mayor-removal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ito #shizuoka #makitakubo

Ito Mayor Maki Takubo is likely to lose her job after most newly elected members of the city assembly said they would support a second no-confidence motion against her over the falsification of her education background. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/20/japan/politics/japan-mayor-scandal-job-loss/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shizuoka #ito #makitakubo #localgovernment

Thirty people filed their candidacies Sunday in the Oct. 19 election for the Ito Municipal Assembly in Shizuoka Prefecture, which was dissolved by controversial Mayor Maki Takubo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/12/japan/politics/ito-assemly-race-heats-up/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #makitakubo #ito #shizuokaprefecture

Ito Mayor Maki Takubo dissolved the municipal assembly of the city in Shizuoka Prefecture on Wednesday after it passed a no-confidence motion against her in the wake of allegations she had falsified her academic record. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/10/japan/politics/ito-mayor-dissolution/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ito #shizuoka #makitakubo #japanesepolice #universities #education

The city assembly of Ito in Shizuoka Prefecture has unanimously passed a no-confidence motion against Mayor Maki Takubo, 55, who is alleged to have falsified her academic record. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/01/japan/politics/japan-mayor-no-confidence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #makitakubo #ito #shizuoka #localgovernment

Maki Takubo, mayor of the city of Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Thursday withdrew her resignation over allegations that she had lied about her academic record. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/01/japan/politics/ito-mayor-decides-not-to-quit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ito #shizuoka #makitakubo #localgovernment #universities