Zushi Mayor Kirigaya Will Not Seek Re-election

Mayor Kirigaya Satoru, 77, said at a regular press conference on September 1 that he will not run in the Zushi mayoral election, which is to be announced December 6 with voting on December 13. He said he has achieved a path to fiscal reconstruction and felt he had taken on and fulfilled a certain level of responsibility. Kirigaya’s decision means he will leave office at the end of his second term. Further details about potential successors or endorsements were not provided in the announcement.