Former mayor wins re-election while appealing bribery conviction

Former mayor wins re-election while appealing bribery conviction

Hiroto Fujii (R), the former mayor of Minokamo in central Japan, who stepped down after being convicted of bribery, shakes hands with a supporter in the Gifu Prefecture city on Jan. 29, 2017. Fujii was re-elected but could be forced to leave office again depending on his Supreme Court appeal against the conviction. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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