Tagawa City Mayor Takuya Murakami admitted to having an affair with a female city employee during official business trips to Tokyo and issued an apology. He announced plans to propose a 30% pay cut for himself until the end of his term in April 2027, submitting the proposal to the city council in March. The affair had occurred multiple times over the past year during official trips. Source: NHK
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