TOKYO: Tokyo residents clutching fans and cold drinks took to polling stations on Sunday (Jul 7) to elect their governor, with two prominent women vying for the job in Japan's male-dominated political sphere.
Tokyo gubernatorial election candidate and Governor of Tokyo Yuriko Koike delivers a speech during an election campaign in Tokyo on Jul 6, 2024. TOKYO : Tokyo residents clutching fans and cold drinks took to polling stations on Sunday to elect their governor, with two prominent women vying for the job in Japan 's male-dominated political sphere.
With temperatures topping 35 degrees Celsius in parts of the capital, voters complained of the heat as they went to cast their ballots."I came here as I felt it's necessary to cast a ballot for the governor of where I live," she told AFP. The government's public support rate has been dwindling to around 20 per cent, partly due to a political funds scandal revealed late last year, and Kishida will face the LDP leadership election later this year before a national vote due by late 2025.
"I want people to see childbirth and raising children as a happiness, not a risk," said the incumbent, who has campaigned with an AI-version of herself."I will implement genuine long-term fertility measures," said Renho, who is backed by Japan's main opposition parties.
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