Toyosato mayor ousted over school building returns to office

Toyosato mayor ousted over school building returns to office

TOYOSATO, Japan - Wasaburo Ono (C) celebrates his win in the mayoral election in the town of Toyosato, Shiga Prefecture, on April 27. Ono was ousted as Toyosato mayor in a local referendum in March due to a row with residents over a historic school building.

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