Three-way contest in Toba mayoral election; three incumbents and new mayors make their first statements; city council by-elections also announced; Mie

[Toba] The election for the mayor of Toba City, Mie Prefecture, due to the expiration of the mayor's term, was announced on the 6th. Three independent candidates, Atsushi Otake (69) (Arashima-cho), former city superintendent of education and newcomer, Tetsuya Yamamoto (46) (Yainai-cho, LDP endorsement), and incumbent Kinichiro Nakamura (66) (Arashima-cho, LDP endorsement) (in order of filing), are running, kicking off a three-way election campai…