Novelist Tanaka wins Nagano gubernatorial race

Novelist Tanaka wins Nagano gubernatorial race

NAGANO, Japan - Award-winning novelist Yasuo Tanaka (Kyodo file photo), 44, wins Nagano Prefecture's gubernatorial election on Oct. 15 by beating a candidate nominated by the outgoing incumbent. He has led a colorful life, with activities ranging from public service to self-confessed womanizing.

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