Staff writer
In his first address before employees of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government in late April, new Gov. Shintaro Ishihara defined his tenure as "planting new policy seedlings," expressing his wish for a drastic shakeup of the metro administration.
One month after taking the post, Ishihara says he now grasps the framework of his administration and is ready to begin realizing his election pledges. And his decision-making style has become clear -- open confrontation, an unusual practice in a world where things are often negotiated behind the scenes.