Rookie wins Yokohama mayoral election

Rookie wins Yokohama mayoral election

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Hiroshi Nakada, 37, an independent championing structural reform without counting on help from major political parties, celebrates with his supporters early April 1 after scoring an upset victory over incumbent three-term Mayor Hidenobu Takahide in the March 31 Yokohama mayoral election.

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