National May 14, 2021
Online petition author urges Tokyo governor to cancel Olympics
Lawyer Kenji Utsunomiya said protecting people's lives from the coronavirus must be the top priority.
National May 7, 2021
Anti-Olympics petition garners over 200,000 signatures at record pace
In two days since its launch, an online campaign called Stop Tokyo Olympics had almost reached its goal of 200,000 signatures.
National / Politics Jul 6, 2020
Opposition laments failure to unite after Koike wins big in Tokyo election
Parties pledge to field unified candidates against the ruling coalition in the next Lower House election.
National / Politics Jul 6, 2020
Koike cruises to win in Tokyo governor race, vowing to continue fight against virus
by Ryusei Takahashi
The governor’s re-election is a tacit sign that a majority of voters in Tokyo trust Koike to continue her battle against the novel coronavirus.
National / Politics Jun 29, 2020
A week before Tokyo gubernatorial election, Koike takes commanding lead in polls
by Ryusei Takahashi
It appears the incumbent’s strategy — taking advantage of her popularity by running a defensive campaign — is working.
National / Politics Jun 17, 2020
Tokyo gubernatorial candidates face off in first joint news conference
by Ryusei Takahashi
With candidates taking every chance they could to target incumbent Gov. Yuriko Koike, the initial debate may foreshadow how the election campaigns will proceed.
National / Politics Jul 13, 2016
Utsunomiya withdraws from Tokyo gubernatorial race to boost opposition-supported Torigoe
by Tomohiro Osaki
One day before campaigning kicks off in Tokyo’s gubernatorial election, major contender Kenji Utsunomiya withdraws to give the opposition a better chance.
National / Politics Feb 9, 2014
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 ...
Voices | VIEWS FROM THE STREET Feb 5, 2014
Do you think the nuclear issue should be the focus of the Tokyo election?
by Mark Buckton
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?
National / Politics Feb 3, 2014
Don't split vote, anti-nuke group says
by Masaaki Kameda
The two most popular anti-nuclear candidates running for Tokyo governor should decide between them who ought to drop out of the race for the good of the movement, a group of anti-nuclear activists said Monday. The 19-member group, led by journalist Satoshi Kamata, said they ...
National / Politics Jan 31, 2014
Tokyo gubernatorial candidates speak on Olympics, nuclear power, disasters
by Masaaki Kameda
Candidates running in the Feb. 9 Tokyo gubernatorial election are making the rounds of the capital, trying to reach out to as many voters as possible.
National / Politics Jan 23, 2014
The following are brief profiles of major candidates in the Feb. 9 Tokyo gubernatorial election. Morihiro Hosokawa, 76 Hosokawa was prime minister from August 1993 until he resigned in April 1994 amid criticism over a ¥100 million loan he had taken 12 years earlier from parcel ...