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The Mayor of Tomigusuku City, Okinawa, Had No Contract for Renting Out Cars; a Fellow Rental Car Company Employee Called It "Unthinkable," and Market Estimates the Cost Could Be Between 3.7 Million and 5.4 Million Yen.

[News Close-ups and Distant Views] A scandal has erupted after it came to light on the 19th that Tomigusuku City Mayor Tsuguto Tokumoto had been rented a car from a rental car company in Yone, Tomigusuku City, Okinawa Prefecture, for 18 months without paying for the rental. There was no rental agreement, and several other rental car companies are saying in unison that "renting a car without a contract is unacceptable."
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[News Close-ups and Distant Views] A scandal has erupted after it came to light on the 19th that Tomigusuku City Mayor Tsuguto Tokumoto had been rented a car from a rental car company in Yone, Tomigusuku City, Okinawa Prefecture, for 18 months without paying for the rental. There was no rental agreement, and several other rental car companies are saying in unison that "renting a car without a contract is unacceptable."

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沖縄タイムス+プラス broke the news in on Sunday, March 22, 2026.
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