2012 Tokyo gubernatorial election

Election for Governor of Tokyo 2012 Tokyo gubernatorial election Tokyo presidential no 2011 Tokyo gubernatorial election 2011 16 December 2012 2014 Tokyo gubernatorial election 2014 5,942,443 (62.6%) Supported by Naoki Inose 2022-6-26(cropped).jpg 120 120 150 0 0 Naoki Inose Independent (politician) 009933 4,338,936 65.27% LDP, NK 宇都宮健児 (cropped).png 120 120 150 0 0 Kenji Utsunomiya Independent (politician) 0000CD 968,960 14.58% TPJ, JCP, SDP, GJ, NSP, TSN Shigefumi Matsuzawa (cropped).jpg 120 120 150 0 0 Shigefumi Matsuzawa Independent (politician) BD0000 956,063 9.35% DPJ, PLP, UP Governor Shintaro Ishihara Independent (politician) Naoki Inose Independent (politician) The 2012 Tokyo gubernatorial election took place on December 16, 2012, which was held on the same day as the general election. Background The incumbent since 1999, Governor Shintaro Ishihara suddenly resigned from office to return to national politics ahead of the then-looming next general election.The Japan Times Former head lawyer to run for Tokyo governor November 10, 2012 A field of nine candidates emerged, with the front-runner being Naoki Inose, who had been vice-governor under Ishihara from 2007 to 2012, and then acting governor after Ishihara's abrupt resignation. Inose vowed to follow Ishihara's policies. Candidates Mac Akasaka (real name: Makoto Tonami) - Therapist, activist, perennial candidate. Founder and leader of the Smile Party.The Japan Times Mac who would be governor says: Smile Masaichi Igarashi - Member of the board of directors of an international exchange body. Naoki Inose - Journalist, historian, social critic. Then vice-governor of Tokyo and acting governor.The Japan Times Inose declares Tokyo candidacy Shigefumi Matsuzawa - Former governor of Kanagawa Prefecture.The Daily Yomiuri Ex-Kanagawa gov. declares Tokyo bid Yoshiro Nakamatsu (Dr. NakaMats)- Inventor, perennial candidate.The Japan Times Campaign begins to succeed Ishihara Takashi Sasagawa - Former LDP General Council Chairman. Tokuma Suginomori (TOKMA) - Rock musician. Director of the Happiness Realization Party's youth division. Kenji Utsunomiya - Lawyer. Former head of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations from 2010 to 2012.Mainichi Shimbun Nuclear policy splits parties into 2 camps for candidates in Tokyo governor race https://archive.today/20130218181332/http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20121122p2a00m0na009000c.html 2013-02-18 Shigenobu Yoshida - Former Japanese ambassador to Nepal. Campaign Information campaign for the polls was administered by the Tokyo Metropolitan Election Administration Commission.msn/Sankei News, November 12, 2012: AKB48「こんどの都知事は、私が選ぶ。」 啓発の顔、コピー決まる https://web.archive.org/web/20130529224253/http://sankei.jp.msn.com/life/news/121112/trd12111217530006-n1.htm 2013-05-29 Tokyo Metropolitan Election Administration Commission https://web.archive.org/web/20150924100522/http://www.senkyo.metro.tokyo.jp/ 2015-09-24 , November 12, 2012 press release: 12月16日投票東京都知事選挙のキャッチコピーとイメージキャラクターが決定しました。 https://web.archive.org/web/20121119004837/http://www.senkyo.metro.tokyo.jp/241112press.pdf 2012-11-19 [The Tokyo Metropolitan Election Administration Commission it is responsible for administering prefectural elections (governor and assembly) and the district segments of national elections (House of Representatives general, by- and repeat elections, House of Councillors regular, by- and repeat elections) in Tokyo, supervising Tokyo's 62 municipal election commissions that organize the actual voting process in their local jurisdiction; the Metropolitan commission is one of 47 member commissions of the federation of prefectural election administration commissions (to-dō-fu-ken senkyo kanri iinkai rengōkai), translated to English as "National Election Administration Committee" even though it doesn't administer any election in Japan, national or otherwise, only its 47 individual member commissions do; according to its own website (都道府県選挙管理委員会連合会とは), the federation serves as information exchange and as lobby group representing the prefectural commissions towards the National Diet and the central government, it organizes research and publishes information material; it is not to be confused with the central election administration committee (chūō senkyo kanrikai) that administers the proportional representation segments of national elections (House of Representatives general and House of Councillors regular election) and the confirmation referendum for Supreme Court judges, and provides general support for prefectural and municipal commissions; see Ministry of general affairs (English: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications): なるほど！選挙 > 選挙管理機関 for a basic overview of election administration commissions in Japan.] AKB48's Minami Takahashi, Tomomi Itano and Yui Yokoyama (also of NMB48) were appointed as image characters.Japan Today AKB48 urge Tokyo residents to vote in gubernatorial election Result The result was a landslide victory for Inose, who received 4,338,936 votes, setting a new record for the total number of votes in a Tokyo gubernatorial election. The previous record was 3.61 million cast for the socialist Governor Ryokichi Minobe in 1971.The Japan Times Inose wins landslide victory in Tokyo December 18, 2012 Tokyo gubernatorial election, 2012http://sokuho.h24tochijisen.metro.tokyo.jp/sokuho/h24chi_kai.html 24 N s m I J [ 2012-12-21 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121218233217/http://sokuho.h24tochijisen.metro.tokyo.jp/sokuho/h24chi_kai.html 2012-12-18 Independent (Supported by Liberal Democratic, New Komeito, Restoration) #288B57 Naoki Inose 4,338,936 65.27% N/A Independent (Supported by Tomorrow, Communist, Social Democratic, Greens, New Socialist, Seikatsusha) #0000CD Kenji Utsunomiya 968,960 14.58% N/A Independent (Supported by Democrats, People's Life, Unity) #BD0000 Shigefumi Matsuzawa 621,278 9.35% N/A Party for Preservation of Citizens' Lives #60AB14 Takashi Sasagawa 179,180 2.7% N/A Independent Yoshiro Nakamatsu 129,406 1.95% N/A Independent Shigenobu Yoshida 81,885 1.23% N/A Happiness Realization Party Tokuma Suginomori 47,829 0.72% N/A Smile #B51515 Mac Akasaka 38,855 0.58% 0.50% Independent Masaichi Igarashi 36,114 0.54% N/A 5,942,443 62.6% 4.8% References 2012 Category:December 2012 in Japan Category:2012 in Tokyo Category:2012 elections in Japan