The youngest Mayor in Japan was elected last Sunday. His name is Mr. Toshihito Kumagai(熊谷俊人) from Chiba city (千葉市) with a population of about 950,000. He is 31 years old. This election was held because of the former mayor's scandal. The voter turnout was 43.50 percent, and he gained 170,629 ballots.
June 15 is happened to be Chibakenmin no hi(千葉県民の日), Day of the people of Chiba prefecture. In 1983 the population of Chiba prefecture reached 5,000,000. To commemorate this, they have established this day since 1984. The date was chosen because on June 15, 1873 Chiba prefecture was made by the merger of Inba ken(印旛県) and Kisarazu ken(木更津県).
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