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Fukui Governor Resigned on the 4th Due to Sexual Harassment Allegations; Likely to Run in Gubernatorial Election on January 25th Next Year (Kyodo News)

Governor Tatsuji Sugimoto (63), who admitted to sending sexually harassing messages to multiple employees, submitted his resignation letter to Prefectural Assembly Speaker Shun Miyamoto on the 3rd, effective as of the 4th. The letter is expected to be approved at the prefectural assembly plenary session on the 4th. The gubernatorial election is expected to be announced on January 8th next year, with voting likely to take place on the 25th.
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Governor Tatsuji Sugimoto (63), who admitted to sending sexually harassing messages to multiple employees, submitted his resignation letter to Prefectural Assembly Speaker Shun Miyamoto on the 3rd, effective as of the 4th. The letter is expected to be approved at the prefectural assembly plenary session on the 4th. The gubernatorial election is expected to be announced on January 8th next year, with voting likely to take place on the 25th.

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熊本日日新聞社 broke the news in on Wednesday, December 3, 2025.
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