By SHINYA MINAMISHIMA/ Staff Writer
July 7, 2025 at 16:11 JST
A newsletter published by the Ito city government states that Mayor Maki Takubo graduated from Toyo University. (The Asahi Shimbun)
ITO, Shizuoka Prefecture—Less than two months after being elected, Ito Mayor Maki Takubo has been asked to resign for claiming to have graduated from Toyo University in Tokyo—when she had actually been expelled. [Read More]
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