Ito Mayor Dissolves City Assembly after No-Confidence Motion
Tomas Kauer - News Moderator 
Ito, Shizuoka Pref., Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)--Ito Mayor Maki Takubo dissolved the assembly of the city in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Wednesday, after the assembly passed a no-confidence motion against her in the wake of allegations that she falsified her academic record. Under a provision in the local autonomy law, the mayor had 10 days to decide whether to resign or dissolve the ...
