Yamagata Governor Yoshimura Wins 5th Term
Yamagata, Jan. 26 (Jiji Press)--Mieko Yoshimura won a fifth four-year term as governor of Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, in an election on Sunday. Yoshimura, a 73-year-old independent, became the first woman in Japan to be elected prefectural governor for five or more consecutive terms, according to the National Governors' Association. She defeated Jun Kanayama, an 84-year-old ...
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Yamagata, Jan. 26 (Jiji Press)--Mieko Yoshimura won a fifth four-year term as governor of Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, in an election on Sunday. Yoshimura, a 73-year-old independent, became the first woman in Japan to be elected prefectural governor for five or more consecutive terms, according to the National Governors' Association. She defeated Jun Kanayama, an 84-year-old ...
