前横滨市长山中竹春9月28日在横滨出席支持者集会后离开。| 时事社 记者埃里克·约翰斯顿（Eric Johnston）报道 2026年10月16日周日的横滨市长选举中，现任市长山中竹春将迎战六名挑战者。由于山中竹春上个月因权力骚扰丑闻被迫辞职，本次选举为一次提前举行的选举。
Former Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka leaving a supporters meeting in Yokohama on Sept. 28. | JIJI By Eric Johnston STAFF WRITER Oct 16, 2026 Sunday’s Yokohama mayoral election pits incumbent Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka against six challengers in a snap election called after the mayor was forced to resign last month over a power harassment scandal.
尽管核心议题是日本这个拥有约375万人口的第二大城市选民是否已足够原谅山中竹春并重新选举他，但潜在的综合度假村赌场项目依然在暗中酝酿。
While the main issue is whether voters in Japan’s second largest metropolis of about 3.75 million people have forgiven Yamanaka enough to reelect him, lurking in the background is the subject of a possible integrated casino resort.
尽管山中竹春承诺改变导致其辞职的行为，但他显然再次触及了吸引赌场的问题，称自己将继续反对该项目。
While Yamanaka promised to change the behavior that led to his resignation, he apparently rekindled the question of attracting a casino, saying he was continuing to oppose the project.