Voters in Tokyo cast ballots to decide whether to reelect incumbent conservative as city's governor

Nice to see people take the kids to a voting center., start the as early as possible and Keep the flames of Democracy burning.

So comforting.

Koike is projected to win a third term, according to NHK -- what a surprise. Anyone who wants change in this country had better emigrate.

Polls closed 8pm. NHK announced she won 8:01pm.

I wanted Dr Nakamats to win.

She served in a number of key Cabinet posts, including environment and defense ministers, as part of the long-reining Liberal Democratic Party.

Another four years of ... nothing. Apart from more tourists.

Interesting how the media have been slobbering all over this supposed women‘s race - but Renho didn't even come in 2nd.

A man did.

I'm watching TBS live, from home. And so far only the NHK exit poll is coming out.

I ask you to be calm, because the polling stations have just closed and there will be no final results until 11:00 PM.

33% turnout.

Over 50 candidates.

A majority could easily be 5% of the eligible voters.

Darn shame. Renho was awesome and it's obvious from her rallies she was truly galvanizing young people. But this is not a battle that can be won. Just look at the demographics of Tokyo - people over the age of 65 made up around 1/4th of the population in 2010, and most likely that figure has only increased.

This election felt like a spiteful lashing of the youth by the elderly. Despite how poorly the LDP has run Japan and how poorly Koike has run Tokyo, the seniors still had to remind those below them of their place in society. Their insistence on continuing to enforce cultural norms this way amounts to fanaticism; they don't care what kind of country this will be after they are gone, so long as they can save face now.

Japanese children are better off exclusively grinding their English studies above all else, and trying to get into foreign schools/companies as soon as they get the chance. No one wants them to know this, but it is the truth. They have no future here, and pretty all foreigners I talk to are miserable as well.

As an American, if they want to immigrate to the states, we will welcome them with open arms. Because we recognize their strength and intelligence as individuals, not as components of some collectivist monstrosity.

Don't care who wins. I just want everybody to have a good time!

Despite how poorly the LDP has run Japan and how poorly Koike has run Tokyo

She is Ishihara in a skirt. Put some of my favorite bars out of business with those stupid COVID rules.

Present Tokyo governor Koike is neo-liberalism far-right, not even conservative.

Yay, 4 more years of public parks being sold off to developers who just happen to hire Yuriko’s people who decend from heaven!

can you say Yoyogi Midtown? How about Kiba Midtown?

Lady Koike won...

Good for Tokyo...

Looks like nobody in Japan wants a change for the better...

Those elections were the most useless event this weekend.

Unfortunately another 4 years wasted for the future of Japan.

I guess some things never change in Japan...

There's nothing "conservative" about Koike, nor the LDP. Bunch of neocons in bed with big corporations, quietly flooding the country with immigrations for cheap labors.