Kanazawa, Ishikawa Pref. – Former education minister Hiroshi Hase was elected governor of Ishikawa Prefecture for the first time after defeating four other candidates in a poll on Sunday.
The gubernatorial election was closely watched as it involved three conservative candidates, including two former lawmakers from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
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