Yokohama LDP opts against backing anti-IR mayoral candidate Okonogi

Yokohama Port Association ramps up casino opposition as JPY780 billion redevelopment plan submitted

The Yokohama branch of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party has decided against recommending former chairman of the National Public Safety Commission, ...

Confusion grows over Mayor Hayashi’s plans as opposition confirms Yokohama election candidate

Hayashi preparing to run for fourth term in Yokohama mayoral election

by Shintaro Kamimura

08/07/2021

Incumbent mayor Fumiko Hayashi has decided at 75 years of age to run for a fourth term as mayor of ...

LDP minister confirms intention to shelve Yokohama IR if elected mayor

by Shintaro Kamimura

28/06/2021

Hachiro Okonogi, the member of the House of Representatives who resigned as chairman of the National Public Safety Commission to ...

Confusion grows over Mayor Hayashi’s plans as opposition confirms Yokohama election candidate

by Shintaro Kamimura

17/06/2021

On 15 June, the Kanagawa chapter of the Constitutional Democratic Party announced its support for Professor Takeharu Yamanaka of the ...

Lawrence Ho tipping Yokohama IR cost of “at least US$10 billion”

Yokohama city council rejects formal calls for IR referendum

by Shintaro Kamimura

11/01/2021

The Yokohama city council has rejected a draft ordinance for a referendum on an IR bid. The ordinance was shot ...

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