Overview

• Okayama’s mayoral vote on October 5 concluded with independent incumbent Masao Omori, 71, winning a fourth term, according to the city election commission.
• Omori ran as an independent but was formally endorsed by the Constitutional Democratic Party and the Democratic Party for the People.
• He defeated three first-time, unaffiliated challengers, including former Okayama city assembly chair Masahiko Urakami, 60.
• In Nagano Prefecture’s Azumino, the mayoral race opened October 5 with only incumbent Hiroshi Ota, 69, filing, resulting in an uncontested re-election.
• Azumino’s city assembly election drew 29 candidates for 22 seats, with voting and counting scheduled for October 12.