Mayor of Shizuoka Pref. City Denies Lying about Academic Record

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Ito, Shizuoka Pref., Aug. 13 (Jiji Press)–Maki Takubo, mayor of the city of Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Wednesday again denied that she lied about her academic record during her election in May this year. In a hearing of a special investigation committee set up by the Ito city assembly, Takubo testified that she first learned about her expulsion from Toyo University on June…

Ito, Shizuoka Pref., Aug. 13 (Jiji Press)–Maki Takubo, mayor of the city of Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Wednesday again denied that she lied about her academic record during her election in May this year. In a hearing of a special investigation committee set up by the Ito city assembly, Takubo testified that she first learned about her expulsion from Toyo University on June…