THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
February 24, 2022 at 16:37 JST
Ishikawa Governor Masanori Tanimoto announces in November 2021 that he will not seek an eighth term. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan, long a conservative stronghold, has been led by Masanori Tanimoto for seven terms, the longest tenure of any sitting governor in Japan. [Read More]
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