Report from Japan said that Yokohama Mayor Fumiko
Hayashi at the weekend beat two challengers in the mayoral race Sunday, securing a
second four-year term.Hayashi, a 67-year-old independent backed by the Liberal Democratic Party, the Democratic Party of Japan and New Komeito, garnered 694,360 votes.
Among the challengers, Toyokatsu Shibata, 66, a former member of the Yokohama Municipal Assembly backed by the Japanese Communist Party, won 134,644 votes, while Mikifumi Yano, a 38-year-old convenience store operator, collected 19,259 votes.
The turnout came to 29.05 percent, slipping below the 30 percent line for the first time.
During campaigning, Hayashi, a former president of BMW Tokyo Corp. and former chairman of major supermarket chain Daiei Inc., stressed her leadership in reducing to zero the number of children waiting to enroll in day care centers in the city of 3.7 million people.
After securing the victory, Hayashi told her supporters and reporters, “I hope to further promote what I have done during the upcoming four years.”
Mourinho Urges United To Release Rooney
By: Agency Report on August 26, 2013 - 5:17am
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has urged Manchester United to sanction the sale of Wayne Rooney to a Premier League rival.
The Blues have been linked with the England international all summer and Goal revealed on Wednesday that the two clubs had re-opened negotiations, including a proposal for Juan Mata.
However, the deal looks difficult to push over the line with United reluctant to strengthen a title rival - something Mourinho cannot fathom.
Speaking to reporters, Mourinho highlighted the example of Italian striker Filippo Inzaghi, although he did not play for Inter, as the Portuguese claimed: “That old-fashioned mentality of ‘I don’t sell players to the same country’ doesn’t help the market and doesn’t help the players.
“You see in Italy, it happens every season without any problem. The player wants to move from Milan to Inter, from Inter to Milan, from Roma to Juventus, from Juventus to Inter, and they do this all the time. You see Inzaghi, he played for Juventus, for Milan, for Inter. From the big ones I think only (Francesco) Totti stayed all his life. (Andrea) Pirlo – Inter, Milan, Juventus.
“Sometimes you push players abroad when you should be interested in keeping them in your league, because when you keep players in your league you are contributing to make your league the best league. So when you want to sell and you are pushing the players abroad I think you are giving the wrong contribution to the league where you are.”
The Blues have been linked with the England international all summer and Goal revealed on Wednesday that the two clubs had re-opened negotiations, including a proposal for Juan Mata.
However, the deal looks difficult to push over the line with United reluctant to strengthen a title rival - something Mourinho cannot fathom.
Speaking to reporters, Mourinho highlighted the example of Italian striker Filippo Inzaghi, although he did not play for Inter, as the Portuguese claimed: “That old-fashioned mentality of ‘I don’t sell players to the same country’ doesn’t help the market and doesn’t help the players.
“You see in Italy, it happens every season without any problem. The player wants to move from Milan to Inter, from Inter to Milan, from Roma to Juventus, from Juventus to Inter, and they do this all the time. You see Inzaghi, he played for Juventus, for Milan, for Inter. From the big ones I think only (Francesco) Totti stayed all his life. (Andrea) Pirlo – Inter, Milan, Juventus.
“Sometimes you push players abroad when you should be interested in keeping them in your league, because when you keep players in your league you are contributing to make your league the best league. So when you want to sell and you are pushing the players abroad I think you are giving the wrong contribution to the league where you are.”
Mourinho Urges United To Release Rooney
By: Agency Report on August 26, 2013 - 5:17am
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has urged Manchester United to sanction the sale of Wayne Rooney to a Premier League rival.
The Blues have been linked with the England international all summer and Goal revealed on Wednesday that the two clubs had re-opened negotiations, including a proposal for Juan Mata.
However, the deal looks difficult to push over the line with United reluctant to strengthen a title rival - something Mourinho cannot fathom.
Speaking to reporters, Mourinho highlighted the example of Italian striker Filippo Inzaghi, although he did not play for Inter, as the Portuguese claimed: “That old-fashioned mentality of ‘I don’t sell players to the same country’ doesn’t help the market and doesn’t help the players.
“You see in Italy, it happens every season without any problem. The player wants to move from Milan to Inter, from Inter to Milan, from Roma to Juventus, from Juventus to Inter, and they do this all the time. You see Inzaghi, he played for Juventus, for Milan, for Inter. From the big ones I think only (Francesco) Totti stayed all his life. (Andrea) Pirlo – Inter, Milan, Juventus.
“Sometimes you push players abroad when you should be interested in keeping them in your league, because when you keep players in your league you are contributing to make your league the best league. So when you want to sell and you are pushing the players abroad I think you are giving the wrong contribution to the league where you are.”
The Blues have been linked with the England international all summer and Goal revealed on Wednesday that the two clubs had re-opened negotiations, including a proposal for Juan Mata.
However, the deal looks difficult to push over the line with United reluctant to strengthen a title rival - something Mourinho cannot fathom.
Speaking to reporters, Mourinho highlighted the example of Italian striker Filippo Inzaghi, although he did not play for Inter, as the Portuguese claimed: “That old-fashioned mentality of ‘I don’t sell players to the same country’ doesn’t help the market and doesn’t help the players.
“You see in Italy, it happens every season without any problem. The player wants to move from Milan to Inter, from Inter to Milan, from Roma to Juventus, from Juventus to Inter, and they do this all the time. You see Inzaghi, he played for Juventus, for Milan, for Inter. From the big ones I think only (Francesco) Totti stayed all his life. (Andrea) Pirlo – Inter, Milan, Juventus.
“Sometimes you push players abroad when you should be interested in keeping them in your league, because when you keep players in your league you are contributing to make your league the best league. So when you want to sell and you are pushing the players abroad I think you are giving the wrong contribution to the league where you are.”
