[3] During a press conference in front of the prefectural government's building, he stated that the gap between regions was widening and that he wanted to revolutionise and bring life to Kagoshima, with ideas to expand the role of women.

[3] However, Itō had already expressed his intention to seek a fourth four-year term in office at a prefectural assembly session earlier in the same month.

[9] Mitazono took office on 28 July 2016 and stated at a press conference on his first day that he would seek the suspension of operation at the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant as early as the following month.

[12] In the 2021 general elections, Mitazono ran as an independent candidate in the Kagoshima 2nd district and won a seat in the House of Representatives.

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