Mickey, Minnie visit Aomori mayor

Mickey, Minnie visit Aomori mayor

AOMORI, Japan - Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse visit Aomori Mayor Hiroshi Shikanai (L) on Dec. 1, 2010, at the city office. The popular characters will star in a parade in the city on Dec. 4 to celebrate the extension of the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train line to the northern Japan city.

Ruling camp-backed incumbent defeated in Aomori mayoral election

Ruling camp-backed incumbent defeated in Aomori mayoral election

AOMORI, Japan - Hiroshi Shikanai (C), surrounded by his supporters, celebrates at his election campaign office in Aomori on April 19 after winning the Aomori mayoral election. Shikanai, supported by the Japanese Communist Party and the Social Democratic Party, defeated Seizo Sasaki, supported by the Liberal Democratic Party and local organizations of the New Komeito party, and Ryo Seki.

Ruling camp-backed incumbent defeated in Aomori mayoral election

Ruling camp-backed incumbent defeated in Aomori mayoral election

AOMORI, Japan - Hiroshi Shikanai (C), surrounded by his supporters, celebrates at his election campaign office in Aomori on April 19 after winning the Aomori mayoral election. Shikanai, supported by the Japanese Communist Party and the Social Democratic Party, defeated Seizo Sasaki, supported by the Liberal Democratic Party and local organizations of the New Komeito party, and Ryo Seki. (Kyodo)

Mickey, Minnie visit Aomori mayor

Mickey, Minnie visit Aomori mayor

AOMORI, Japan - Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse visit Aomori Mayor Hiroshi Shikanai (L) on Dec. 1, 2010, at the city office. The popular characters will star in a parade in the city on Dec. 4 to celebrate the extension of the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train line to the northern Japan city. (Kyodo)