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TOKYO GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION

Campaign posters for the Tokyo gubernatorial election on July 7.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 19, 2024
LDP eyes legal revision that would call for decency in campaign posters
The move comes after posters unrelated to the Tokyo gubernatorial election were displayed on official election billboards during the election campaign period.
EDITORIALS
Aug 1, 2016
Koike's post-election challenges
The first woman elected to serve as governor of Tokyo now faces her toughest task — putting her words into action.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 29, 2016
Lesser-known candidates in the Tokyo gubernatorial race make their case
After largely being overlooked and receiving scant media coverage, 15 lesser-known candidates in Sunday's Tokyo gubernatorial election had a last chance on Friday to make their case on how they would shake-up the mega city.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 12, 2016
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.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 10, 2016
Former interior minister Masuda to run for Tokyo governor on LDP ticket
Former internal affairs minister Hiroya Masuda on Sunday said in a statement sent to media outlets that he will run for Tokyo governor in the July 31 election.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 5, 2016
LDP's Tokyo chapter puts off anointing gubernatorial pick until after Upper House election
The Tokyo branch of the Liberal Democratic Party won't choose its candidate for the July 31 gubernatorial race until after Sunday's Upper House election.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 29, 2016
Former LDP defense chief Koike goes rogue, announces bid to be Tokyo's first female governor
The LDP veteran bucks her party, throwing her hat into the ring for the gubernatorial election slated for next month.
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.
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...
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.
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 / Politics
Feb 5, 2014
Tamogami finds right-wing niche
Last Sunday, a week before Tokyo residents go to the polls and choose a new governor, prominent candidates were campaigning hard in Ginza, showcasing their ability to manage a ¥13 trillion annual budget that almost equals Indonesia's national budget.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 3, 2014
National or not, nuclear issue ranks high with Tokyo voters
Nuclear power is one of the top three issues in the Tokyo gubernatorial election and experts say the winner will be able to indirectly influence national energy policy.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 3, 2014
Don't split vote, anti-nuke group says
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.
JAPAN
Feb 2, 2014
Tokyo election goes nuclear
Ignoring the powers that be, nuclear power takes center stage during an online debate involving the four major candidates for the Tokyo gubernatorial election — with three firmly against.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 31, 2014
Tokyo gubernatorial candidates speak on Olympics, nuclear power, disasters
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.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jan 25, 2014
Nuke issue could restore power to the regions
The LDP fears that if Morihiro Hosokawa successfully taps anti-nuclear sentiment among Tokyoites and wins the gubernatorial election, the movement could spread to areas across the country that host nuclear plants.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 24, 2014
Anti-nuclear Koizumi feels resolved to whatever fate comes his way
Former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, 72, said Friday he is resolved to whatever fate befalls him now that he has been energized by his life's mission: staunch opposition to nuclear power.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2014
16 kick off Tokyo gubernatorial race
Campaigning for the Tokyo gubernatorial election officially kicked off Thursday with 16 candidates set to battle over national-level issues ranging from energy policy to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The unstoppable rise of konbini tourism
Guests typically follow Ryo Ito’s lead as he weaves through the narrow, colorful aisles of convenience stores.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo
A narrow Pacific waterway at heart of U.S. plans to choke China’s vast navy
Philippine and Australian troops fire an M777 howitzer during live fire exercises as part of joint military drills in Laur, Nueva Ecija, the Philippines, in August.
Trump would make U.S. Supreme Court history by attending tariffs case
There is no record in the U.S. Supreme Court’s 235-year history of a sitting president ever attending arguments, according to Clare Cushman, director of publications and resident historian at the Supreme Court Historical Society.
Dodgers clinch back-to-back World Series titles as Blue Jays downed in thriller
Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto and teammates celebrate after winning the World Series against the Blue Jays. Yamamoto was named MVP for the series.
How airlines are refining their in-flight food in Japan's tourism boom
All Nippon Airways' gourmet program, The Connoisseurs, showcases the Japanese concept of "shun" (peak season for ingredients), giving passengers a preview of the refined cuisine that awaits them in Japan.
The unstoppable rise of konbini tourism
Guests typically follow Ryo Ito’s lead as he weaves through the narrow, colorful aisles of convenience stores.
Anime isn’t competing with Hollywood — it’s beating it
After its July release, “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba — Infinity Castle,” an animated feature adapted directly from a TV arc, became the highest-grossing Japanese film ever.
Oasis returns to Japan after 16 years — and fans can still sing every word
Liam Gallagher commanded the stage with effortless charisma during Oasis' Tokyo Dome set on Saturday.
At Japan Mobility Show, BYD gears up to conquer Japan's EV market
BYD Auto Japan President Atsuki Tofukuji unveils the Racco at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Wednesday.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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