The Tokyo gubernatorial election is likely to be held on July 5, just ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.
According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Election Administration Commission, the election must take place within 30 days after the expiration of the incumbent governor’s term. Current Gov Yuriko Koike’s term of office comes to an end on July 30 next year.
However, as the Tokyo Olympic Games begin on July 24, there was some concern that gymnasiums to be used as polling stations and enough staff would be difficult to gather for each municipality, Fuji TV reported. Sources say campaigning is likely to begin on June 18 and polling will take place on Sunday July 5.
The Election Administration Commission is set to make an official decision during a meeting next Wednesday.
Koike has indicated her desire to run for re-election, while the Federation of Tokyo Metropolitan Liberal Democratic Party branches is also deciding on a candidate to support.
© Japan Today
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ThonTaddeo
While we're piling on the trivia, I might as well add that Cleo's word gubernator came from Greek kybernan, a verb with the same meaning. On a completely different path, this Greek word led to the English word cybernetic. So cybernetic and governor have the same root. Isn't language crazy?
cleo
It's from the Latin, gubernator, meaning a helmsman, steersman, ship's captain; one who leads or governs, hence 'governor'.
The US uses words like this as a tribute to its 1000-year history and links with the Roman Empire.
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David Varnes
So if both cybernetics and governor come from similar-meaning root words...
Does that mean that Arnold Schwarzenegger was a gubernator kybernan? (Cybernetic governor?)
jiji Xx
but cybernetics originates from a Greek word meaning: ‘steersman’, so a logical connection to governor.... and cybernetics is the science of communications and automatic control systems in both machines and living things.... it all ties up.....
Michael Craig
The Governor of a Japanese prefecture is the equivalent of a US State Governor.
Anything and everything pertaining to a Governor is "gubernatorial".
Thunderbird2
Why refer to it as a 'gubernatorial' election - not all of your readers understand the term since we're not all Americans... I had to Google it for example:
Please consider your global readership.
mike1492
Koike has my vote!
oldman_13
Go Koike!
Akie
Koike has indicated her desire to run for re-election ? What are her performance basis ?
So sab to say that everyone can run for offices, even people without elementary educations.