Nagasaki Vote Unseats Mayor
The outspoken mayor of Nagasaki, who survived a 1990 rightist shooting after saying Emperor Hirohito bore some responsibility for World War II, was among 17 mayors unseated Sunday in local elections across Japan.
Nagasaki voters ousted Hitoshi Motoshima, 73, in favor of 49-year-old Icho Itoh as voters nationwide chose 86 mayors and hundreds of local executives and assemblies.
The elections came two weeks after voters in Japan’s two largest cities dealt a blow to mainstream parties, choosing independent former TV entertainers as mayors of Tokyo and Osaka.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
