Tokyo's No. 3 constituency, encompassing Shinagawa and northern Ota wards as well as the Izu Islands, has captured heavy media attention ahead of the Nov. 9 general election, as one of Japan's most well-known political families hopes to put yet another member in office.
Hirotaka Ishihara, 39, announced in September his intention to run in the constituency for the Lower House seat on the Liberal Democratic Party ticket.
The former Industrial Bank of Japan and Mizuho Financial Group employee's father is popular Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara and his older brother is Land, Infrastructure and Transportation Minister Nobuteru Ishihara, who is also running for re-election from Tokyo's No. 8 constituency, which covers Suginami Ward.