The city assembly of Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Friday passed a second no-confidence motion against scandal-hit Mayor Maki Takubo, resulting in her removal from office on the same day. All 20 assembly members attended the day's meeting, and 19 members voted in favor of the no-confidence motion. The central Japan city will now hold a mayoral election within 50 days, likely on Dec. 14. "I take the assembly's decision solemnly," Takubo told reporters. She declined to clarify whether she will run