Shonan NewsInvestor and First-time Candidate Kobayashi Announces Run in Chigasaki Mayoral Race
茅ヶ崎市長選挙 新人･小林氏が出馬へ 投資家目線の市政訴え
Kobayashi Takayoshi, a 64-year-old investor and first-time candidate, has declared his candidacy in the Chigasaki mayoral election tied to the end of the incumbent’s term. The election is set to be announced on October 25 with voting on November 1. Kobayashi says he will apply an investor’s perspective to city governance. The race will include incumbent Sato Hikaru, 57, among the candidates.