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