Ishimaru, 41, former mayor of Akitakata in Hiroshima Prefecture, came in second, with 1,658,363 votes, or 24.3 percent. But Ishimaru proved more popular than the incumbent among unaffiliated voters.
Shinji Ishimaru, who is 41 and represents the city of Akitakata in Hiroshima Prefecture, said May 17 he will run as an independent candidate in the July 7 gubernatorial election. “I have to ...
Koike Yuriko has won her third term as Tokyo governor in Sunday's election. But an independent candidate who was little-known in the capital before the campaign came in second, after spreading his ...