Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura answers questions from reporters on Feb. 1 after the Aichi prefectural election administration commission s announcement that more than 80 percent of signatures in a petition drive to recall Aichi Governor Hidekai Omura were believed to be faked. (Kei Kobayashi)
NAGOYA Prefectural election authorities said most of the hundreds of thousands of signatures collected in a petition drive to recall Aichi Governor Hidekai Omura will not count because they show similar penmanship.
The Aichi prefectural election administration commission announced on Feb. 1 that it found 83 percent of the 435,000 signatures submitted are invalid because they were written by a limited number of people.
Weinberg Receives Foreign Minister’s Commendation
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Consul General Akira Muto awards the 2020 Foreign Minister’s Commendation to Teruko Weinberg on Jan. 8 at a ceremony at his residence.
The Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles held a ceremony for the conferment of the 2020 Foreign Minister’s Commendation upon Teruko Weinberg, president of Teruko Weinberg, Inc. and Los Angeles-Nagoya Sister City Affiliation chairperson, on Jan. 8.
The Foreign Minister’s Commendations are awarded to individuals and groups for outstanding achievements in international fields, to acknowledge their contribution to the promotion of friendship between Japan and other countries. The commendation also aims to promote the understanding and support of the Japanese public for their activities.