The Tokyo gubernatorial election is heating up as incumbent Yuriko Koike faces off against opposition candidate Renho and other contenders. A Nikkei poll indicates Koike is slightly ahead of Renho and Shinji Ishimaru. The first weekend of the campaign highlighted the contrasting strategies of the top candidates. All candidates are given time on public television to present their views. The leader of the Golf Party also participated in a debate where minor candidates offered 30-second answers to policy questions.
Koike and Renho adopt contrasting approaches to Tokyo election - The Japan Times https://t.co/2djyYTMPtU
Replace Renho? Opposition candidate Renho, who is running with the goal of replacing Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko, shared this image. It might confuse English speakers because its slogan sounds like Tokyo needs to reset, restart, and replace Renho. https://t.co/DZpXsUvWmk https://t.co/8z9tUXx8XB
Video: The leader of the Golf Party arrives at a political debate where he and other minor candidates in Tokyo's gubernatorial election will be given a chance to offer 30-second answers to a variety of serious policy questions. https://t.co/JKGrKdl1Fx https://t.co/4DpdLfnid3
The contrasting strategies of the top two candidates in the Tokyo gubernatorial election began to take shape during the first weekend of the campaign. https://t.co/hdfVCyW2iM
Perennial candidate Kato Kenichiro is running in the Tokyo election. He used his allotted public television time slot to look down at a piece of paper and read a speech about how Japan needs to protect its internet from Jewish & Korean internet companies. https://t.co/mWaAqx1UJ5 https://t.co/4DpdLfmKnv
All candidates in the Tokyo governor race are being given a few minutes of time on public television to give a campaign speech. Here's a candidate talking about the "vast global deep state" that she says controls the financial world, media, and politics. https://t.co/GhydrM6xPw https://t.co/4DpdLfnid3
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A Nikkei poll on the Tokyo governor elections puts incumbent Yuriko Koike slightly ahead of Renho and Shinji Ishimaru. No numbers are given. https://t.co/qdfgvePa1i