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GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Aug 31, 2014
Abe faces roadblock this fall
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appears to be approaching a roadblock this fall in the form of defeat in the Okinawa gubernatorial election, possible chaos over the relocation of Futenma air station and mounting sentiment throughout Japan against U.S. military bases.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 18, 2014
BOJ official to run in Fukushima gubernatorial election
A Bank of Japan official has announced he will run in October's Fukushima gubernatorial election, at the request of the Liberal Democratic Party, in the first contest to pick the prefecture's governor since the 2011 nuclear disaster.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 5, 2014
LDP planning to back incumbent in Okinawa gubernatorial election
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party plans to back Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima when he seeks re-election in November, a senior party official said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 14, 2014
LDP candidate flounders in Shiga governor race
In a blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the ruling coalition, Shiga voters chose as their next governor Taizo Mikazuki, the designated successor to Yukiko Kada, over a candidate heavily backed by the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 13, 2014
Voting under way for Shiga gubernatorial election
Voters in Shiga Prefecture went to the polls Sunday to elect a new governor from a ballot featuring three newcomers, and following a campaign dominated by nuclear policy and the local economy.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 8, 2014
First Fukushima gubernatorial election since nuke crisis set for Oct. 26
The Fukushima gubernatorial election will be held Oct. 26, with official campaigning starting Oct. 9, the prefectural election board said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 5, 2014
Naha mayor, foe of Futenma plan, to run for governor
In a move that could further complicate efforts by the central government to move the U.S. Futenma base from Ginowan to Henoko in northern Okinawa, Naha Mayor Takeshi Onaga, 63, has suggested he will run for run for governor in November.
JAPAN
May 10, 2014
Base shift may start in fall, not spring
Japan might move up the start date for building the replacement facility for U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa to this fall instead of next spring, an official said Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Feb 10, 2014
Nuke foes' loss lets Abe push for restarts
The defeat of two anti-nuclear candidates in the Tokyo gubernatorial election gives the central government more confidence to pursue its pro-nuclear energy policy.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 10, 2014
Hosokawa, Koizumi to continue campaigning against nuclear energy
Morihiro Hosokawa and fellow former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi say they will keep pushing for the termination of nuclear power in Japan despite Sunday's setback.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 10, 2014
Tamogami finds some support in younger generation
He may have lost the Tokyo gubernatorial election Sunday, but Toshio Tamogami appears to have won over younger voters who favored the hawkish former Air Self-Defense Force general more than middle-aged and elderly voters did, according to media exit polls.
BUSINESS
Feb 10, 2014
Anti-nuke candidates' loss elates biz chiefs
Business leaders welcomed former health minister Yoichi Masuzoe's victory Sunday in the Tokyo gubernatorial election, which represented a victory in their efforts to prevent the anti-nuclear lobby from harming their interests.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 10, 2014
Masuzoe sets sights on 2020 Olympics
Former health minister Yoichi Masuzoe said Monday he would lead the capital in preparing for the 2020 Olympics and address rising welfare costs as Tokyo's new governor.
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2014
People living near nuclear plants voice hope, caution over Masuzoe
Residents of communities that host nuclear power plants were both hopeful and wary about former health minister Yoichi Masuzoe winning the Tokyo gubernatorial election Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 9, 2014
Comprehensive agenda, anti-nuclear failures ensured Masuzoe victory
Yoichi Masuzoe's ability to address a wide range of issues and the failure of his rivals to keep the public's attention focused on nuclear energy were the keys to his victory in Sunday's Tokyo gubernatorial election, experts say.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 9, 2014
Tokyo voters split by priority shift to welfare
Media outlets at home and abroad are playing up the Tokyo gubernatorial election as an effective public referendum on whether Japan should ditch its atomic plants, focusing on the battle between anti-nuclear candidate Morihiro Hosokawa and ex-health minister Yoichi Masuzoe, who is backed by pro-nuclear Liberal Democratic Party.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 9, 2014
Masuzoe vows to make Tokyo tops for residents of all ages
Tokyo's likely next governor, Yoichi Masuzoe, has pledged to use his experience heading the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry to make the capital a better place for children, adults and the elderly.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 8, 2014
Candidates make final pitches in Tokyo gubernatorial election
Candidates in the Tokyo gubernatorial election reach out to voters on a day in which the capital experiences its heaviest snowfall in 20 years.
JAPAN
Feb 6, 2014
Activists fear gubernatorial-race standoff could split anti-nuclear vote
Switzerland hopes to serve as an intermediary for potential dialogue between Japan and North Korea on the issue of Pyongyang's past abductions of Japanese nationals, Swiss President Didier Burkhalter says in Tokyo.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Feb 5, 2014
Do you think the nuclear issue should be the focus of the Tokyo election?
Tokyoites go to the polls Sunday to elect a governor to replace Naoki Inose, who quit his post in December amid a political funding scandal. So who will — or would — they vote for?
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.

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