Earlier this month, a city council committee in Shizuoka Prefecture submitted a resolution urging Ito city mayor Maki Takubo to resign after it was revealed she falsely claimed that she graduated from Toyo University. She had, in fact, had been expelled. Following the news, Takubo, who was only elected in May, said she planned to quit before the end of July. She added that she intended to run for reelection.
In her most recent press conference on Monday, however, Takubo failed to confirm whether she would be resigning. “Regarding my future, I will hold another press conference on July 31. I will then properly sort out the facts and make an announcement,” said the Ito city mayor. Unsurprisingly, reporters questioned whether she would be submitting her resignation at said press conference.
Takubo was evasive in her response, stating that the matter would be discussed on Thursday. The lack of clarity in her statement has led to speculation that she may be planning to continue as mayor of the hot spring resort city. Given what’s happened, though, that still seems unlikely. The resolution calling for her to resign was unanimously passed by the Ito municipal assembly.
The assembly also called for the establishment of a special investigative committee to look into allegations that Takubo intentionally falsified information about her background. In an Ito city public relations magazine, she was called a Toyo University...
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