{"id":175934,"date":"2026-02-03T15:58:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T06:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=175934&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2026-02-14T13:26:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T04:26:56","slug":"tsukigata-wins-fourth-term-as-itoshima-mayor","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/tsukigata-wins-fourth-term-as-itoshima-mayor\/","title":{"rendered":"Tsukigata Wins Fourth Term as Itoshima Mayor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Incumbent Itoshima Mayor Yuji Tsukigata won a fourth consecutive term in the city\u2019s mayoral election held on February 1, defeating first-time challenger Masato Nakamura, a former university professor. Tsukigata, 67, ran as an independent with backing from the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito. Voter turnout reached 55.17%, up from 51.22% in the previous election, with 84,280 eligible voters. During the campaign, Tsukigata emphasized his three-term record, including construction of a new city hall, development of a sports park, and promotion of the \u201cBrand Itoshima\u201d image. He pledged to continue policies focused on free school lunches, attracting businesses, and improving child-rearing conditions as the city\u2019s population continues to grow. <strong>Source<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.web.nhk\/newsweb\/na\/nb-5010031846\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NHK News<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asahi.com\/articles\/ASV2131PPV21TIPE02FM.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Asahi Shimbun<\/a> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-175935\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fnn_itoshima-keya-view_2026_WEB.jpeg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fnn_itoshima-keya-view_2026_WEB.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fnn_itoshima-keya-view_2026_WEB.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fnn_itoshima-keya-view_2026_WEB.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fnn_itoshima-keya-view_2026_WEB.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo: Fukuoka Now (for image purposes only) Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\">free weekly newsletter<\/a> today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\">The Now<\/a> Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\">this <strong>form<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Incumbent Itoshima Mayor Yuji Tsukigata won a fourth consecutive term in the city\u2019s mayoral election held on&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30292,"featured_media":175935,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-175934","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-itoshima","news-category-politics","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/175934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30292"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=175934"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/175935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=175934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=175934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}