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Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura is doused in water by supporters after winning a fifth term in Sunday s election. | KYODO
Kyodo Apr 26, 2021
Nagoya – Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura was elected in Sunday’s mayoral election for the fifth time despite being embroiled in a controversial political battle with the local governor.
Kawamura, 72, was challenged by Toshiaki Yokoi, a former city assembly member who is backed by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner Komeito, as well as the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Democratic Party for the People.
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Campaigning for Nagoya mayoral race starts in central Japan
April 11, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
A file photo of the Nagoya Municipal Government building is shown here. (Mainichi/Hiroki Sameshima) NAGOYA (Kyodo) Official campaigning for the Nagoya mayoral election started Sunday, with incumbent Takashi Kawamura facing a challenger backed by both ruling and opposition parties as well as two other candidates. The April 25 contest will effectively be a fight between Kawamura and Toshiaki Yokoi, a former city assembly member supported by the governing Liberal Democratic Party, its coalition partner Komeito, the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Democratic Party for the People.
Nagoya – Official campaigning for the Nagoya mayoral election started Sunday, with incumbent Takashi Kawamura facing three challengers.
The April 25 contest will effectively be a fight between Kawamura, 72, and his primary challenger, Toshiaki Yokoi, 59, a former city assembly member backed by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, its coalition partner Komeito, the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Democratic Party for the People.
The focus is how voters will evaluate Kawamura’s 12 years in charge of the city, during which he has pursued policies such as cuts in the municipal income tax and projects like the restoration of Nagoya Castle’s main concrete tower to its original wooden state.
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