Nose, 59, who was first elected mayor in 2008 following time spent as a town assembly member, beat fellow independent and former prefectural assemblyman
A key focus of the election was restoration of the town's administration following the scandal that came to light last September, in which the late former deputy mayor,
As both Nose and Ichise are supportive of Takahama coexisting with the plant, restarting its No. 1 and No. 2 reactors, both of which are over 40 years old, was not a point of contention during the election campaign.
Nose touted his 12-year experience as mayor during the campaign, while Ichise expressed his intention to enhance support for the elderly as well as those raising children.
A third-party investigation found that over the course of more than three decades beginning in 1987, Moriyama handed out a total of
Nose and other Takahama town officials were also found to have exchanged mid-year gifts with Moriyama.
The top three executives of
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