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Why Did the City of Hachioji Announce that the Mayor's Hunting License Application Was "Failed"? It All Started with an Inquiry From a Single company... We Asked About the Circumstances.

The official website of Hachioji City, Tokyo, has announced that Mayor Kazuo Shiyake failed the hunting license exam, drawing attention on social media. Why did the city release the mayor's personal exam results in a news release? On November 6, 2026, an official from the city's Foreign Affairs Division told J-CAST News that the announcement was made at Mayor Shiyake's instruction. The mayor had originally expressed his intention to take the exa…
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The official website of Hachioji City, Tokyo, has announced that Mayor Kazuo Shiyake failed the hunting license exam, drawing attention on social media. Why did the city release the mayor's personal exam results in a news release? On November 6, 2026, an official from the city's Foreign Affairs Division told J-CAST News that the announcement was made at Mayor Shiyake's instruction. The mayor had originally expressed his intention to take the exa…

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J-CAST ニュース broke the news on Friday, November 6, 2026.
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