Nishihira defeats recalled Akune mayor in election

Nishihira defeats recalled Akune mayor in election

AKUNE, Japan - Shinichi Takehara, former mayor of Akune, Kagoshima Prefecture, who was ousted in December 2010 after a series of controversial administrative decisions, speaks to reporters at his election office in the city on Jan. 16, 2011, after losing in a mayoral election. Yoshimasa Nishihira, a chicken farm operator who led a civic group that campaigned to recall Takehara, was elected the new mayor.

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    AKUNE, Japan - Yoshimasa Nishihira (C) celebrates his victory in the mayoral election of Akune in Kagoshima Prefecture with his supporters in the city on Jan. 16, 2011. Nishihira, a chicken farm operator, defeated Shinichi Takehara, the former mayor who was ousted in December 2010 after a series of controversial administrative decisions.