2011 Tokyo gubernatorial election

Election for Governor of Tokyo 2011 Tokyo gubernatorial election Tokyo Gubernatorial no 2007 Tokyo gubernatorial election 2007 2012 Tokyo gubernatorial election 2012 April 10, 2011 57.8% x150px Ishihara Shintaro 1-1.jpg 120 120 150 0 0 Shintarō Ishihara Independent 2,615,120 43.4% Higashikokubaru Hideo 1-1.jpg 120 120 150 0 0 Hideo Higashikokubaru Independent 1,690,669 28.1% Miki Watanabe 2011 (5619675022) (cropped).jpg 120 120 150 0 0 Miki Watanabe Independent 1,013,132 16.8% Governor Shintarō Ishihara Independent Shintarō Ishihara Independent The 2011 Tokyo gubernatorial election was held on April 10, 2011 as part of the 17th unified local elections. There were eleven candidates.Results from Tokyo Metropolitan Election Commission https://web.archive.org/web/20131229224208/http://www.senkyo.metro.tokyo.jp/sokuho/h23chi_kai.html 2013-12-29 ja The election occurred in the wake of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami and Fukushima nuclear disaster, which occurred on the first day of the campaign. Incumbent governor Shintaro Ishihara entered the race after initially indicating that he would retire, with a platform of supporting the tsunami disaster areas and bidding for the 2020 Summer Olympics.Koh Yoree Tokyo Governor Takes Aim at Vending Machines, Pachinko https://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2011/04/11/tokyo-governor-takes-aim-at-vending-machines-pachinko/ 6 January 2014 Wall Street Journal 11 April 2011 Kanagawa governor Shigefumi Matsuzawa, who had been a prominent candidate at the start of the campaign, left the race on March 15 and threw his support behind Ishihara, arguing that both men needed to stay with their governments through the wake of the disasters.Fukada Takahiro Matsuzawa quits, backs Ishihara http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/15/national/matsuzawa-quits-backs-ishihara/#.UsoZ7dIW1_0 6 January 2014 Japan Times 15 April 2011 Ishihara remained in the lead in polls through voting day, despite a prominent gaffe in which he characterized the disasters as "divine punishment" for "egoism" in Japanese society. His victory was owed in large part to his crisis management presence following the disasters, such as drinking Tokyo tap water on camera in order to demonstrate that it was safe from radiation.Brinsley John Quake Gaffe Fails to Halt Ishihara's Bid for Fourth Term as Tokyo Governor https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-07/quake-gaffe-fails-to-halt-ishihara-s-bid-for-fourth-term-as-tokyo-governor.html 6 January 2014 Bloomberg 8 April 2011 Gubernatorial election 2011: Tokyo LDP, New Komeito Shintarō Ishihara (incumbent) 2,615,120 43.4% -7.7% Independent Hideo Higashikokubaru 1,690,669 28.1% Independent Miki Watanabe 1,013,132 16.8% JCP Akira Koike 623,913 10.4% Independent Yoshiro Nakamatsu 48,672 0.8% -0.8% Independent Yujirō Taniyama 10,300 0.2% Independent Keigo Furukawa 6,389 0.1% Independent Ken Sugita 5,475 0.1% Smile Party Mac Akasaka 4,598 0.1% Tokyo Restoration Party Osamu Ogami 3,793 0.1% Peace and Nuclear Disarmament Party Kenji Himeji 3,278 0.1% 6,072,604 57.8% +3.5% References Tokyo External links Category:2011 elections in Japan Category:Shintaro Ishihara 2011 Category:April 2011 in Japan Category:2011 in Tokyo