An official at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's election management committee, saying that an election to choose a successor to disgraced Tokyo Gov Yoichi Masuzoe will most likely cost taxpayers about 5 billion yen. (Japan Times)
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I'm sure Tokyo residents are angry that it's a total waste of their taxes. I mean, the cost involved is stupendous.
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Hermie
What is the use of having a vice governor? Why not have the vice take over the office? Why waste taxpayer's money for another election in which this could be fruitless?
sangetsu03
Since it was Masuzoe's incompetence and mismanagement which were the cause of his resignation and the cost of a new election, he and/or his party should be responsible for the bill, not the taxpayers.
englisc aspyrgend
It's called the cost of democracy. You could always have an appointee of the governing elite, save the money and have no say in the matter what so ever!
Pukey2
Maybe Masuzoe should foot the bill with his own money! I bet he's saved a lot!
Speed
Don't they have a vice-governor or someone who's supposed to take the place of the governor?
theeastisred
But, he shouldn't have stayed on, just to avoid this cost. Collateral damage I'm afraid.
Aly Rustom
Ya think?
fds
and how much of this wasted by this official at the tokyo metropolitan government committee? would save a lot of money if they offered voting by internet. they have "my number" in place so you just limit one vote to each "my number"
samwatters
Less than 35% of t he people will show up for an election anyway due to "election fatigue." Promote the vice-governor for the remainder of the term, drop the idea of another money-wasting election and get on with the business already.
some14some
if true and that much awareness was there, Japan's public debt would be....don't know but not as high as it stands now !