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The Hyogo Prefectural Assembly's special committee investigating power harassment and other allegations against Hyogo Gov.

KOBE--Hyogo Governor Motohiko Saito said on Sept. 26 that he will run again in a gubernatorial election after he is effectively ousted from the position under rules of a no-confidence motion ...

KOBE—A union here effectively demanded the resignation of Hyogo Governor Motohiko Saito following the sudden death of a prefectural official who accused him of power harassment and corruption.

A prefectural assembly panel in Hyogo, western Japan, has found some truth in allegations of power harassment conduct by Governor Saito Motohiko.

Minoru Kishiguchi had been serving as the committee's deputy chief and head of the party's assembly group at the time.

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On February 27, police accused yakuza member Takatoshi Morie, 54, of murder. Earlier in the month, police arrested Wu ...

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Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito comments on a report by the Hyogo Prefectural Assembly's special committee investigating power harassment and other allegations against him, which he described as "one ...