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
Amid allegations that she lied about her academic credentials, Maki Takubo, the mayor of the city of Ito in Shizuoka Prefecture, has promised to resign and seek reelection. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/08/japan/politics/japan-mayor-academic-record-scandal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #makitakubo #shizuoka #ito