Former KBC announcer Soichiro Takashima prevailed in a field of eight candidates to win election as the new mayor of Fukuoka City. Takashima was backed by both the Liberal-Democratic Party and New Komeito. He received 209,532 votes, 60,000 more than the runner-up, incumbent Mayor Hiroshi Yoshida. Takashima is the youngest mayor of Fukuoka City in the postwar period, and the youngest mayor in Kyushu.
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Soichiro Takashima New Fukuoka City Mayor
- Published: Nov 18, 2010 / Last Updated: Nov 18, 2010
