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Mayor of Kibichuo Town, Okayama Prefecture, Indicted on Charges of Violating Election Law over Payment of Voters' Food and Drink Expenses: Asahi Shimbun

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On the 13th, the Okayama District Public Prosecutor's Office indicted Masanori Yamamoto (68), the mayor of Kibichuo Town, Okayama Prefecture, at the Okayama Summary Court on charges of violating the Public Offices Election Act (prohibition of donations) for paying for voters' food and drinks at a social gathering of his support group. Mayor Yamamoto told reporters, "I violated the Public Offices Election Act..."

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Mayor of Kibichuo Town, Okayama Prefecture, Indicted on Charges of Violating Election Law over Payment of Voters' Food and Drink Expenses: Asahi Shimbun

On the 13th, the Okayama District Public Prosecutor's Office indicted Masanori Yamamoto (68), the mayor of Kibichuo Town, Okayama Prefecture, at the Okayama Summary Court on charges of violating the Public Offices Election Act (prohibition of donations) for paying for voters' food and drinks at a social gathering of his support group. Mayor Yamamoto told reporters, "I violated the Public Offices Election Act..."

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Asahi broke the news in Tokyo, Japan on Monday, July 13, 2026.
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