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Maki Takubo, former mayor of Ito in Shizuoka Prefecture, was indicted without arrest on Monday by public prosecutors on suspicion of violations including contravening the local autonomy law through alleged academic fraud.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 31, 2026
Former mayor of Ito indicted after allegedly falsifying academic record
Maki Takubo was elected Ito mayor for the first time in 2025 and claimed to have graduated from Toyo University, but later revealed that she had been expelled.
Shizuoka police carry boxes from the home of former Ito Mayor Maki Takubo on Saturday in the city of Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 15, 2026
Shizuoka police raid ousted Ito mayor¡¯s home
Takubo faces allegations of falsifying her academic background ¡ª claiming to have graduated from Toyo University then later announcing she had been expelled.
A craft beer brewery run by California native Brian Shevlin and his wife Mariko Furuta, Joynt Brewing Co. regularly hosts events that highlight different cultural communities.
COMMUNITY / Issues / The Foreign Element
Feb 9, 2026
Foreign residents breathe new life into bubble-era resort town
A spate of new businesses operated by non-Japanese residents is bringing new vitality to the seaside town of Ito with cultural events, art classes and more.
Kazuya Sugimoto (center), former member of the municipal assembly of Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, celebrates his victory in the Ito mayoral election, along with his supporters on Sunday in the city.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 15, 2025
Ousted Ito mayor Takubo¡¯s reelection bid ends in failure
The winner, former city council member Kazuya Sugimoto, campaigned on restoring normalcy to city administration.
Former Ito Mayor Maki Takubo plans to run in the Dec. 14 mayoral election following her removal from office over an academic background scandal, sources said Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 14, 2025
Ousted mayor of Ito to seek return in December election
The city assembly passed no-confidence motions against Takubo in September and October.
Maki Takubo, mayor of Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, after the city assembly passed a second no-confidence motion against her, in the city on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 31, 2025
Scandal-hit mayor of Ito in Shizuoka finally ousted
Maki Takubo had claimed to have graduated from Toyo University but admitted in July that she had actually been expelled.
Ito Mayor Maki Takubo stumps for a candidate in Sunday's city assembly election during campaigning on Oct. 12.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 20, 2025
Ito mayor likely to lose job as opponents dominate city assembly
Almost all have expressed their intentions to support a second no-confidence motion against Mayor Maki Takubo over the falsification of her education background.
Maki Takubo
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 12, 2025
Thirty people enter Ito Municipal Assembly race over controversial mayor
If the assembly passes a fresh no-confidence motion in its first assembly session, Takubo will lose her post of mayor under the local autonomy law.
Ito Mayor Maki Takubo (right) notifies the municipal assembly of its dissolution on Wednesday in the city in Shizuoka Prefecture.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 10, 2025
Ito mayor dissolves municipal assembly after it passed no-confidence motion
Ito Mayor Maki Takubo had claimed that she graduated from Toyo University, but said in July that she had, in fact, been expelled from the school.
The city assembly of Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, unanimously passes a no-confidence motion against Mayor Maki Takubo on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 1, 2025
No-confidence motion passed against embattled mayor of city in Shizuoka
Mayor Maki Takubo, who claimed to have graduated from Toyo University but was actually expelled, must now decide whether to dissolve the assembly or resign.
Maki Takubo, mayor of Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, speaks during a news conference in the city on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 1, 2025
Scandal-hit mayor withdraws resignation in Shizuoka Prefecture
The Ito city assembly has unanimously adopted a resolution urging Mami Takubo to step down.
Maki Takubo, mayor of Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, holds a news conference Monday evening to announcer her intention to resign and seek re-election.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 8, 2025
Scandal-hit mayor in Shizuoka to resign and seek reelection
Maki Takubo, who has admitted that she did not graduate from Toyo University but was actually expelled, was elected as mayor in May.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / A Weekend In
Apr 12, 2019
A weekend in Shizuoka: More than the sum of its tea fields
Little-known outside Japan, Shizuoka Prefecture hugs the coast to the south of Mount Fuji. Home to the Tokyo getaway of Izu, the prefecture is known as the starting point for three of the main hiking trails up Fuji, which forms the greater part of Shizuoka¡¯s northeastern boundary line, and for the volume...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Apr 13, 2018
Decompress from Tokyo in picturesque Ito
An ideal trade-off between city and nature, with its rich history, relative ease of access from Tokyo and abundance of hot springs, Ito is a go-to spot for respite from the hyper-hustle of Tokyo city life.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jul 9, 2013
[VIDEO] 58th Matsukawa Washtub Boat Race
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jul 8, 2013
[SLIDESHOW] Row, row, row your tub: Matsukawa Tarai-nori Kyoso
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jul 4, 2013
Good, clean fun at Ito tub race
The seaside town of Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, is well known for its dark, sandy beaches, hot springs, giant koi carp and spectacular summer fireworks displays.
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Severe tropical storm Chan-hom makes landfall near Tokyo
Severe Tropical Storm Chan-hom made landfall around Ibaraki Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Tuesday night.
What Â鶹´«Ã½ language rules for permanent residency should look like
Potential health care workers hoping to find work in Japan take Japanese language instruction in Jakarta. Not all applicants for permanent residency should be expected to reach this level of proficiency.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.

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