Opposition-backed Ota wins in Tokushima poll

Opposition-backed Ota wins in Tokushima poll

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Opposition-backed candidate Tadashi Ota wins the April 28 gubernatorial election in Tokushima Prefecture, western Japan. Ota, 58, defeated two other candidates in the poll which was called following the arrest of former Tokushima Gov. Toshio Endo on bribery charges in March.

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