The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly on Tuesday endorsed the resignation of Vice Gov. Takeo Hamauzu, under fire from assembly members for controlling metropolitan government operations.
The assembly voted to approve replacing Gov. Shintaro Ishihara's closest aide and Masamichi Fukunaga, another vice governor. Hamauzu will resign July 22 and Fukunaga will step down June 22.
Yokichi Yokoyama, head of the metropolitan education office, and Yasuo Sekiya, chief of the Bureau of Industrial and Labor Affairs, were promoted to their positions.