Kikuo Hatakeyama, 72, has served as the mayor of Hachirogata in north-east Japan since 2008, but fell ill in February.
  • spicy pancake@lemmy.zipEnglish
    271·
    30 days ago

    A council in Japan has voted to remove its mayor who has been unconscious for several months.

    is it not medically considered a coma by now?

    • zurohki@aussie.zoneEnglish
      33·
      30 days ago

      I assume it’s all translated from Japanese, so I wouldn’t read too much into the exact word choice.