小此木国家公安委員長が出馬へ　横浜市長選、ＩＲ反対意向

　任期満了に伴う横浜市長選（８月８日告示、同２２日投開票）をめぐり、小此木八郎国家公安委員長（５６）＝衆院神奈川３区＝は２２日、閣議後記者会見で「立候補する決意を固めた」と表明した。出馬する場合は、閣僚と衆院議員を辞職することになる。市長選では、カジノを含む統合型リゾート施設（ＩＲ）誘致の是非が争点になりそうだ。
　関係者によると、小此木氏はＩＲ誘致に反対する考え。会見では「報道されている内容がほぼ方向性。後日、整理してお話しさせていただく」と述べるにとどめ、地元の自民党組織などと調整した上で、後日正式に記者会見する考えを示した。（2021/06/22-12:23）

Japanese National Public Safety Commission Chairman Hachiro Okonogi announced Tuesday his intention to run in the Yokohama mayoral election set for Aug. 22.
   "I've made up my mind to run" for the mayor's office, Okonogi, a 56-year-old member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, told a press conference.
   Okonogi is a lawmaker of the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, Japan's parliament, who represents a constituency in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo.
   To run in the election, which will be held as incumbent Mayor Fumiko Hayashi's third term in office is set to expire in late August, Okonogi has to leave the cabinet and the Lower House.
   A focal issue in the mayoral election is expected to be whether to support a proposal for Yokohama to host an integrated resort featuring a casino.