AKASHI, Hyogo Prefecture Embattled Akashi Mayor Fusaho Izumi announced on Oct. 12 that he will not seek re-election and retire from politics, the same day he was censured by the city assembly for his behavior, including an inappropriate Twitter post.
AKASHI, Hyogo Prefecture The controversial mayor here who won re-election after resigning for telling an official to set fire to a building has apologized after threatening two city assembly members who planned to seek a censure motion against him.