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Masao Uchibori

1. Fukushima Governor Masao Uchibori wins fourth term with about 586,000 votes, beating six challengers

   In the Fukushima prefectural governor election on Sunday, Oct 25, 62-year-old independent incumbent Masao Uchibori won a fourth term with about 586,000 votes, defeating six candidates including a 33-year-old Japanese Communist Party newcomer, who received about 37,000. Turnout was 44.05%, up from 42.58% last time, and the seven candidates were the most in any post-war Fukushima governor race. Uchibori said he will push for removing decontamination soil from the prefecture for final disposal by 2045 and for finishing the decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant by 2051.

   Oct 26, 2026 Morning