Shunichi Kamiya certain to be re-elected as mayor of Chiba prefecture, with five support from ruling and opposition parties and two newcomers defeated (Kyodo News)

The Chiba mayoral election, held on the 16th due to the expiration of the current mayor's term, saw the results of the election being announced. Incumbent independent candidate Shunichi Kamiya (51), who was supported by the local organizations of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Constitutional Democratic Party, the Japan Restoration Party, the Democratic Party for the People, and the Komeito Party, was defeated by the new candidate Ken Terao (4…