Former environment minister Yuriko Koike wins landslide election as Tokyo's first female governor
Former environment minister Yuriko Koike of the Liberal Democratic Party was elected Tokyo governor Sunday, winning a landslide victory to become the capital’s first female leader. Despite defiantly running without the LDP's consent, Koike, 64, defeated her two top rivals and will now oversee a ...
Corruption a recurring theme in Tokyoites' picks for governor
The money scandals that felled Tokyo's past two governors apparently influenced Sunday's election with many voters saying they expected their new leader to stamp out graft in the capital.
Candidates make final appeal on last day before Tokyo gubernatorial election
Candidates vying to become Tokyo governor took to the streets under a simmering sun Saturday to make their final appeals before Tokyoites go to the polls Sunday.
Tokyo race front-runners seen as short on plans for day care, Olympics
As Tokyo residents gear up to vote in Sunday's gubernatorial election, candidates are making last-ditch bids for ballots. But while many voters hope to choose an individual whose platform meets their expectations, few candidates have said clearly how they would improve Tokyo — and are ...
In Tokyo gubernatorial poll, more color than most know
What do a onetime Arabic translator, an advocate of decentralization and a former Tehran correspondent have in common? They're all the leading candidates in Sunday's Tokyo gubernatorial election. Yuriko Koike, Hiroya Masuda and Shuntaro Torigoe are the front-runners in a race that features a record 21 ...
Tokyo gubernatorial candidate Torigoe accuses weekly of libel
Shuntaro Torigoe, the opposition block candidate in the July 31 Tokyo gubernatorial election, filed a criminal complaint Thursday with Tokyo prosecutors against a weekly magazine for libel. Lawyers for Torigoe, 76, filed the complaint against the editor of the Shukan Bunshun, alleging libel and violation ...
Tokyo voters have a big decision to make, and the party affiliations of the leading candidates for governor should be the least of their worries.
Poll finds Koike, Torigoe leading Tokyo gubernatorial race, but 40% of voters undecided
Former defense minister Yuriko Koike and veteran journalist Shuntaro Torigoe are leading the race to become Tokyo governor, with former internal affairs minister Hiroya Masuda in third place, according to the latest Kyodo News survey. But the two-day telephone survey conducted Saturday and Sunday, just ...
Utsunomiya withdraws from Tokyo gubernatorial race to boost opposition-supported Torigoe
One day before campaigning kicks off in Tokyo’s gubernatorial election, major contender Kenji Utsunomiya withdraws to give the opposition a better chance.
Veteran journalist Shuntaro Torigoe to run for Tokyo governor as opposition camp's unified candidate
Veteran journalist Shuntaro Torigoe announced Tuesday he intends to run for governor of Tokyo, saying the sweeping victory for the ruling camp in Sunday's Upper House election forced him to step forward to protect the pacifist Constitution. Torigoe, 76, a former reporter for the Mainichi ...
Journalists and academics join forces to openly criticize recent remarks by communications minister Sanae Takaichi.
