Yokohama

Yokohama is a major port city in Japan and the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture. It is also home to Yokohama Rubber, a company that manufactures tires and other rubber products.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news due to a political scandal involving its mayor, who is resigning after being confirmed to have engaged in workplace harassment.

Latest on Yokohama

• Scandal-hit mayor up against six challengers in Yokohama race
• Former Yokohama mayor embroiled in harassment scandal to seek reelection
• Yokohama Rubber targets BYD, other China automakers with lower-cost tire plant
• Yokohama mayor set to resign over allegations of power harassment
• Third-party probe confirms workplace harassment by Yokohama mayor
• Heading to Yokohama’s Chinatown? Here are the real local bites you’re missing.
• Former Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka is in focus ahead of the Oct. 18 poll, which comes just weeks after his resignation over harassment.

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