Tokyo gubernatorial election, 2007
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Tokyo
held a gubernatorial election on April 8, 2007 as part of the 16th unified local elections. There were fourteen candidates http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070406/od_afp/japanvoteoffbeat_070406183249, among them the incumbent governor Shintaro Ishihara
. All candidates ran as independents but some were supported by various parties.
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
held a gubernatorial election on April 8, 2007 as part of the 16th unified local elections. There were fourteen candidates http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070406/od_afp/japanvoteoffbeat_070406183249, among them the incumbent governor Shintaro Ishihara
Shintaro Ishihara
is a Japanese author, actor, politician and the governor of Tokyo since 1999.- Early life and artistic career :Shintarō was born in Suma-ku, Kobe. His father Kiyoshi was an employee, later a general manager, of a shipping company. Shintarō grew up in Zushi...
. All candidates ran as independents but some were supported by various parties.