Ex-Yokohama Mayor to Run for Comeback After Resigning over Abuse of Power
Yamanaka plans a comeback bid after a third-party probe found seven instances of inappropriate behavior and his resignation triggered calls for a new race.
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(Tokyo=Yonhap News) Correspondent Lee Do-yeon = The former mayor of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, who resigned after verbally abusing his subordinates, is running for re-election less than a month after stepping down...
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The Straits TimesEx-Yokohama mayor to run for comeback after resigning over abuse of power
Former Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka, who stepped down earlier this month after admitting he bullied and verbally assaulted subordinates, told his supporters at a meeting Monday he will run in the Oct. 18 mayoral election, according to attendees.
Takeharu Yamanaka (54), who resigned as mayor of Yokohama due to a power harassment scandal involving city employees, announced his candidacy for the Yokohama mayoral election in October at a general meeting of his support group held in Yokohama on the 28th. According to a support group executive, Yamanaka apologized for the power harassment issue…
Former Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka, who resigned due to a power harassment scandal, has announced his candidacy for the re-election. Former Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka: "As a human being, I will sincerely engage with the citizens." Former Mayor Yamanaka, who resigned after multiple actions and statements towards staff members were deemed power harassment, announced his candidacy for the Yokohama mayoral election at a press conference h…
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On September 28, former Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka, who resigned on September 7 following a finding of harassment against city employees, announced his candidacy for the Yokohama mayoral election (official campaign period begins October 4, voting on October 18). Yamanaka had expressed his intention to resign a month earlier, on August 28, and officially resigned on September 7…
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