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Hyogo Prefecture Governor Motohiko Saito (47), who was re-elected in a re-election, went to work and received his certificate of election. Governor Saito went to work for the second time on the morning of the 19th, but the crowd was very lively as he was congratulated by his supporters, which was a completely different scene from when he left the prefectural office in September. In a video of Governor Saito, who lost his job after a motion of no confidence was passed, leaving the prefectural office in September 2024, only members of the press and some assembly members were there to see him off, and there were not many supporters. And in a video of his first day at work three years ago, he appears to have been welcomed by many prefectural employees, and the loud applause continued until he returned to the office after the inauguration ceremony. And in the video from the 19th, we can see that the number of people gathered is about the same as it was three years ago. The participation of prefectural employees in the inauguration ceremony was not mandatory, as it was during work hours. According to the prefectural office, the previous inauguration ceremony was held during the COVID-19 pandemic, so it is not possible to make a general comparison, but the number of members of the public who gathered this time was much larger. We will also look at his remarks at the inauguration ceremony. Governor Saito said, "I will do my best to communicate and dialogue more carefully and with more care," and "If there are any shortcomings, I would like you to convey your voice that says, 'I would like you to do this.'" We will look at the schedule going forward. First, on November 25th, the 100-Article Committee requested Governor Saito to attend a witness hearing, but at a press conference on the 19th, Governor Saito also said, "It will be difficult to attend on the 25th because there is a National Governors' Association meeting." However, he said that he will fully comply with the 100-Article Committee. There are administrative matters such as deciding on the budget proposal, but Governor Saito's first job may be to face the prefectural staff properly. Meanwhile, a member of the 100-Article Committee resigned. The resignation of Prefectural Assembly member Hideaki Takeuchi (50), a member of the 100-Article Committee investigating allegations of power harassment, was announced. The reason was that people who supported Governor Saito had made slanderous remarks about assembly members and his family online, and he resigned on the 18th at the request of his family to "step down from the path of politics." The Chairman of the 100-Article Committee, Kenichi Okutani (39), is also considering taking legal action, claiming that he was subjected to slander and threats during the election period. FNN Prime Online https://www.fnn.jp/