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More than 4,000 applicants flocked to a public offering for the deputy market conducted by a local government in Japan.
According to the Mainichi Newspaper on the 2nd, Akitakata City, which belongs to Hiroshima Prefecture, offered an annual salary of 12 million yen (approximately 130 million won) from the 4th to the 31st of last month, and the result of a contest for a vice mayor with a term of four years. , 4,115 people from home and abroad applied.
Akitakata City, located in the northern part of Hiroshima, has an area of about 90% of Seoul (605㎢), but the total population is only 28,000.
Agriculture and forestry are the major industries that support the local economy.
Akitakata City suffered a major measles last year after it was revealed that Hiroshi Kodama was involved in the case of former Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Anri Kawai, 47, who was accused of sprinkling cash on local officials during the election of the House of Councilors last year.
Eventually, after Mayor Kodama’s resignation, the current Mayor Shinji Ishimaru, 38, who won the election in August last year, pledged to call for a vice mayor as a measure of municipal reform.
It is known that among the applicants, people with various backgrounds, such as government officials, business managers, university professors, journalists, etc., and high salaries of 25 million yen were also included.
Mayor Ishimaru said that he was surprised that many unexpected people applied for it. “It seems that there were many people who wanted to try in the provinces as their lifestyle changed due to the influence of Corona 19.”
Akitakata City plans to ask the city council for appointment consent so that candidates can be selected during the month through document screening and interviews and can work from April.
Among Japanese local governments, vice mayors are often recruited through public offerings.
The Mainichi Shimbun reported that about 1,700 people applied for the 2017 vice mayor competition for Shizonawate City in Osaka Prefecture and 800 for the vice mayor competition last year in Himi City in Toyama Prefecture. .
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