【Incident ① below】
The "incident" involving the Mayor of Maebashi (female, 43) having repeated "secret rendezvous" with a subordinate (senior official) at Maebashi City Hall in a love hotel has been causing a huge uproar in Japan since last year. It has been widely reported not only in tabloid magazines but also on television. It has also caused a huge uproar in the Maebashi City Council. Eventually, the mayor resigned and a new election was called.
From the beginning, I wondered, "Why are the Japanese monkeys making such a fuss about something like this?" This "incident" is not a case of power harassment, sexual harassment, or a romantic relationship that became complicated and led to trouble between a man and a woman. There are no financial issues, and it is not a case of abuse of authority (such as promoting a male subordinate). This "love hotel rendezvous incident" is a simple case of workplace romance.
However, since the middle-aged subordinate was married, it is considered an "adultery," and the Japanese monkeys are making a big fuss about it as a pink scandal.
In fact, the mayor's response was poor. Was she no people around? At the press conference, the mayor admitted that she occasionally met with a male subordinate at a love hotel, but repeatedly stated that they didn't have sex.
However, in Japan, this is 500% impossible. There are no Japanese macaques in Japan that go to love hotels and don't mate.
Rather than telling a ridiculous lie that even elementary school students wouldn't believe, she should have simply said, "I loved him. We had sex because we loved each other. There were no problems between us and we had a good romantic relationship. I feel sorry for (the man's) wife." That way, there would be no room for further attack.
However, Japanese women are completely unable to do this. It's safe to say that there are no Japanese women who can confidently make statements like the one above in public. It's probably because they're embarrassed. Japanese women continue to insist, "I didn't do it. I didn't do it. I didn't do it. I definitely didn't have sex."
This is why male monkeys all over Japan find it amusing and continue to make a fuss.
While the mayor was the target of this latest "adultery incident," similar "incidents" involving female members of parliament are occasionally "scooped" in Japan. There are too many to list here, and I don't remember them all.
In past cases, female members of parliament who had "secret rendezvous in hotels with men who have wives and children" have, without exception, made the excuse, "I didn't do anything. I just met the man in a hotel." Even when their photos are taken in hotels by weekly photo magazines or Bunshun Bazooka (although it was secretly taken...), Japanese women always insist, "I didn't have sex."
It seems that the perception that "romance is shameful" still lingers among Japanese women.
By the way, what exactly is a "love hotel"? This is a "hotel" unique to Japan, and is a favorite place for Japanese macaques to mate. They can be found all over Japan.
If you're a foreign couple visiting Japan, it might be interesting to try staying at a love hotel. Love hotels are amusement facilities with a variety of unique features, so you may become a better memory of your trip than a business hotel, capsule hotel (though this "hotel" is also unique to Japan...), or youth hostel. You might even be able to take photos and show off to your friends.
However, if you're with children or two men, you might be denied entry. Homosexuality is not accepted in Japan, and parents with children can be strict (see the Agnes controversy).
【Incident ② below】
In Japan, suspicions of politicians falsifying their academic credentials have been frequently reported for the past several decades. It makes us wonder, "Are there still people who do this?"
Former Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka only graduated from elementary school, but he was called a "computer-equipped bulldozer" and his quick thinking was widely recognized.
However, in a "mikoshi society," it is extremely difficult to compete on merit. In a Japanese village, if someone did something like that, they would be treated as a "nail that sticks out," ganged up on, and crushed.
This is one of the reasons for a social culture that relies on "educational background" rather than achievements, ability, motivation, or spirit.
【Incident ③ below】
Under Japanese law (Local Autonomy Act), if a local assembly (city, town, village, or prefectural assembly) is voted no confidence in the head of a local government, the assembly can be dissolved. The head of the local government can also resign, hold a new election, and run for re-election. The head of the local government has a choice.
However, if the assembly votes no confidence again after the election, the governor cannot "resign" or "dissolve" the assembly and will be "lost in his/her job." In company terms, this would be like being "fired," so it carries a great political risk.
The head is free to run again in the election (second election) after "losing his/her job" (freedom of candidacy is guaranteed under the Constitution, so he/she can run as many times as he/she likes). But, if they lose the election, their political career is effectively over, so the political risk is great.
【Incident ④ below】
While the degree of this may vary, the same trend may be seen in every country, but it is only in a very small percentage of cases that a courageous woman seeks outside advice (which requires providing "evidence," posing the risk of secondary, tertiary, or quaternary victimization), and the case is not hushed up at the scene and becomes public.
In Japan, most "scandals" involving those with money and power, or government offices, schools, medical institutions, or police, are hushed up at the scene.
〘The Mayor Issue Spreads Controversy〙
Troubles caused by mayor scandals are occurring one after another across the country. Conflicts with local assemblies over the mayor's future are intensifying, often leading to stagnation in local administration. We have compiled news related to mayors causing controversy.
① 【Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture - Maebashi Mayor Akira Ogawa ＝ Love Hotel Secret Meeting Issue】
Mayor Ogawa (♀, 43) was caught having a secret meeting with a married male subordinate at a love hotel.
Mayor Ogawa admitted to meeting the man more than 10 times at love hotels in and around Maebashi. She apologized, saying, "While there was no romantic relationship, it was a thoughtless act that led to misunderstandings."
The Maebashi City Council asked the mayor to "make a prompt decision on her future." However, Mayor Ogawa announced her intention to continue in office, taking a 50% pay cut.
When the City Council protested and decided to vote on a no-confidence motion, Mayor Ogawa reversed course and submitted her resignation to the City Council Speaker on December 25, 2025. The Maebashi mayoral election will be held on January 12, 2026. Mayor Ogawa has announced that she will run again.
② 【Itō City, Shizuoka Prefecture - Mayor Takubo Maki - Educational Background Falsification Issue】
Mayor Takubo (♀) listed her highest level of education as "graduated from Toyo University."
Miss.Takubo explained, "I discovered that I was expelled, not graduated." However, after facing backlash from the city council, she initially expressed her intention to resign as mayor.
However, Mayor Takubo reversed her intention to resign and announced that she would continue in office.
In response, the city council unanimously passed a vote of no confidence against Mayor Takubo.
Mayor Takubo also dissolved the city council in retaliation, leading to a city council election.
However, the new council passed another vote of no confidence, and this time Mayor Takubo lost her position.
The mayoral election was held on December 14, 2025, and Takubo ran again, but was defeated by former city council member Sugimoto Kenya.
③ 【Nanjo City, Okinawa Prefecture - Mayor Kageharu Koja ＝ Sexual Harassment Issue】
Mayor Koja (♂) was found guilty by a third-party committee for sexually harassing female city employees (including kissing them and touching their thighs).
Mayor Koja denies the allegations, but audio recordings were also found of him trying to silence the female employees.
The city council passed a vote of no confidence in Koja. However, Mr. Koja rebelled and dissolved the council.
A city council election was held, and Mayor Kageharu Koja was re-elected.
However, the new city council also passed a vote of no confidence, resulting in Koja's loss of office.
The second mayoral election was scheduled for December 21, 2025, but Koja did not run.
④ 【Fukui Prefecture Governor Tatsuji Sugimoto ＝ Suspected Sexual Harassment Message Issue】
Governor Sugimoto (♂) sent inappropriate messages that constituted sexual harassment to a female employee.
The female employee reported the matter to an external Fukui Prefectural office, and the prefecture began an investigation.
Governor Sugimoto admitted to sending similar messages to other female employees on November 25, 2025. He then stated, "I will resign from my position as governor in order to minimize the chaos in prefectural government and ensure that prefectural government is restarted under a new system as soon as possible."
A gubernatorial election is scheduled, but Sugimoto has denied running in a re-election.
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