Gifu Ginan mayor intends to resign after third-party committee found sexual harassment. Mayor Hideo Kojima (74) had committed at least 99 acts of sexual harassment, including groping, against numerous female employees.
He criticized the report, saying, ''The report lacks neutrality and is biased'' He added that he intends to resigned by the end of May, pending budget preparation and the assembly revealed. [NHK] The mayor of Ginan Town, Gifu Prefecture, held a press conference on the 28th after a third- party committee report found that he had committed sexual harassment and announced his intention to resign.