Voting closed at 7 PM on the 12th in the mayoral election in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, following the resignation of the mayor over an issue involving multiple visits to a hotel with a married male employee,.
The biggest issues at stake were the evaluation of the resigned former mayor, Akira Ogawa (43), and whether she will be re-elected to continue as a mayor. There were four newcomers challenging Ogawa.
Vote counting began at 8:15 PM and former mayor Akira Ogawa (43) has been re-elected.
https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/election/20260112-GYT1T00166/
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This case was brought up in a news along with Ito city, Shizuoka Mayor Maki Takubo who lied about her diploma. Takubo lost in the re-election race but Ogawa was able to get re-elected.
Maybe the big difference was she didn’t lie about it nor try to hide it. She apologized about it early on and offered an explanation several times.
Good on her. Shows people are not as prudish as you might think. And fuck the mass media for going after her like a bunch of blood thirsty hounds.