The mayor of Ginan Town, Gifu Prefecture, submitted his resignation to the town council chairman on the morning of the 29th after an investigation by the town's third-party committee found that he had committed sexual harassment.
The mayor of Ginan Town, Hideo Kojima (74), was found to have engaged in at least 99 cases of sexual harassment, including groping, and power harassment against numerous female employees in an investigation by the town's third-party committee.
At a press conference on the 28th, he announced his intention to continue working for the time being due to the town council meeting and resign by the end of May, but about three and a half hours later, he told reporters, ``I am tired both physically and mentally.'' He announced his intention to resign as of March 5th.
On the morning of the 29th, I submitted my resignation to Akira Sakurai, chairman of the town council, and it was accepted.
After submitting his resignation, Mayor Kojima told reporters, ``I feel that it is unfortunate that I was not able to achieve a successful conclusion.I deeply apologize for the inconvenience I have caused to the residents of the town.I will not be involved in politics in the future.'' I don't think so.''
In response to this, if consent is obtained at the town council meeting on March 1st, it will be decided that the mayor will resign, and after the mayor's resignation, the deputy mayor will act as his deputy.
Additionally, the mayoral election will be held within 50 days after the chairman notifies the town's election board of the mayor's resignation.