2024 Tokyo gubernatorial election

Election for Governor of Tokyo

2024 Tokyo gubernatorial election

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Candidate  | Yuriko Koike | Renhō
Party  | Independent | Independent
Supported by  | Tomin First, LDP, Komeito, DPFP | CDP, JCP, SDP

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Candidate  | Shinji Ishimaru  | Toshio Tamogami
Party  | Independent | Independent

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| Governor before election

Yuriko Koike
Independent

| Elected Governor

TBD

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The 2024 Tokyo gubernatorial election will take place on 7 July 2024 to elect the Governor of Tokyo.

## Background[edit]

Incumbent Governor Yuriko Koike is running for re-election to a third term, receiving the endorsement of the Liberal Democratic Party, Komeito, Democratic Party For the People, as well as the regional party Tomin First no Kai, which Koike founded.[1]

Koike's main opponent is expected to be lawmaker Renhō, who has received the endorsement of the main left-wing opposition parties; the Constitutional Democratic Party, the Japanese Communist Party and the Social Democratic Party.[2] Shinji Ishimaru, the former Mayor of Akitakata and Toshio Tamogami, the former Chief of Staff of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force are running without the support of any major parties.[3] 56 candidates have filed to run in the election, with nearly half of them belonging to Takashi Tachibana's NHK Party,[4] the highest number of registered candidates to date.[5]

The main issues in the election include declining birth rates,[6][7] environmental laws,[8] redevelopment of the Meiji Jingu Gaien area,[9] and the use of projection mapping on the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building.[10]

## Results[edit]

Tokyo gubernatorial election, 2024  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent (Supported by Tomin First, LDP, Komeito, DPFP)  | Yuriko Koike (incumbent)  |  |  |
| Independent (Supported by CDP, JCP, SDP)  | Renhō |  |  |
| Independent  | Shinji Ishimaru  |  |  |
| Independent  | Toshio Tamogami |  |  |
| Japan First | Makoto Sakurai |  |  |
| Anti-NHK | Katsuya Fukunaga  |  |  |
| Anti-NHK | Hiroaki Inubushi  |  |  |
| Anti-NHK | Takashi Takeuchi  |  |  |
| Anti-NHK | Shinichi Endou  |  |  |
| Anti-NHK | Muneyuki Jouraku  |  |  |
| Anti-NHK | Taizou Ninomiya  |  |  |
| Anti-NHK | Tomoya Nakae  |  |  |
| Anti-NHK | Yumeto Funabashi  |  |  |
| Anti-NHK | Shinichi Yamada  |  |  |
| Anti-NHK | Hideaki Katou  |  |  |
| Anti-NHK | Atsushi Kusao  |  |  |
| Anti-NHK | Daisaku Tsumura  |  |  |
| Anti-NHK | Midori Yokoyama  |  |  |
| Anti-NHK | Taichi Maeda  |  |  |
| Anti-NHK | Shunsuke Minami  |  |  |
| Anti-NHK | Shirubi Fukuhara  |  |  |
| Anti-NHK | Yoshitaka Kimura  |  |  |
| Anti-NHK | Youichi Miwa  |  |  |
| Anti-NHK | Yoshiharu Matsuo  |  |  |
| Tsubasa | Atsuhiko Kurokawa  |  |  |
| Future Party  | Mitsuki Kimiya  |  |  |
| Citizens' Political Association  | Satoru Utsumi  |  |  |
| Association for a Safe Future with Kuniaki Shimizu and Tokyo  | Kuniaki Shimizu  |  |  |
| AI Party  | AI Mayor  |  |  |
| Prevent Medical Kume Kei Victims Association and Soka Gakkai Eradication Party  | Mariko Kuwahara  |  |  |
| Love & Peace Party  | Teruki Gotō |  |  |
| Association to Increase Voter Turnout and Joker Members of Parliament  | Yuusuke Kawai  |  |  |
| Nuclear Fusion Party  | Yasufumi Kuwashima  |  |  |
| Conqueror Party  | Takuji Kagata  |  |  |
| Party to Impeach Five Supreme Court Judges  | Makoto Furuta  |  |  |
| Neo Shogunate Akinori Party  | Akinori Shougunmiman  |  |  |
| Independent  | Shou Nomaguchi  |  |  |
| Independent  | Shigemi Sawa  |  |  |
| Independent  | Yukio Yamato  |  |  |
| Independent  | Hisao Naito  |  |  |
| Independent  | Yoshiro Nakamatsu |  |  |
| Independent  | Takahiro Anno  |  |  |
| Independent  | Airi Uchino  |  |  |
| Independent  | Yukito Ishimaru  |  |  |
| Independent  | Ayumi Ozeki  |  |  |
| Independent  | Ken Komatsu  |  |  |
| Independent  | Shigeyuki Fukumoto  |  |  |
| Independent  | Hiroshi Kobayashi  |  |  |
| Independent  | Kenichirou Katou  |  |  |
| Independent  | Akane Himasora  |  |  |
| Independent  | Masanori Kougo  |  |  |
| Independent  | Nobuo Ushikubo  |  |  |
| Independent  | Jin Hokari  |  |  |
Turnout |  |  |

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Tokyo Gov. Koike declares intention to run for third term". Nikkei Asia. June 12, 2024. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
2. ^ "Renho to run for Tokyo governor, seeks 'anti-LDP, non-Koike' stand". The Asahi Shimbun. May 27, 2024. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
3. ^ "広島県安芸高田市の石丸伸二市長、東京都知事選に出馬へ". 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 2024-05-16. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
4. ^ NEWS, KYODO. "Poster pranks cause chaos in Tokyo gubernatorial election campaign". Kyodo News+. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
5. ^ "Record number of 56 candidates enter Tokyo's governor race". NHK. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
6. ^ McCurry, Justin (2024-06-20). "Tokyo election: demographic crisis the top issue as two women vie for job of governor". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
7. ^ Inoue, Yukana (2024-06-18). "Koike and Renho take aim at Tokyo's declining birth rate". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
8. ^ "「後出しじゃんけん」東京だけ？ 知事選の出馬表明、際立つ遅さ". 毎日新聞 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-06-21.
9. ^ "神宮外苑再開発、高木伐採は東京都知事選の後? 遅れる樹木保全策：朝日新聞デジタル". 朝日新聞デジタル (in Japanese). 2024-04-08. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
10. ^ "【詳報】小池百合子都知事、蓮舫氏が挙げた「争点」には答弁せず 都議会代表質問 3選出馬も表明なし：東京新聞 TOKYO Web". 東京新聞 TOKYO Web (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-06-21.

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