Mayor convicted in bribery case says to resign and seek reelection

Mayor convicted in bribery case says to resign and seek reelection

Hiroto Fujii, mayor of the central Japan city of Minokamo, is to attend a meeting of city assembly members on Dec. 7, 2016. Fujii expressed his readiness to step down to seek reelection after being convicted in November of taking bribes in 2013 while an assembly member. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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