Tokyo residents head to polling stations to elect a new governor

(7 Jul 2024)
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Tokyo, Japan – 7 July 2024
1. Tilt down of sign, reading (Japanese) "Tokyo’s gubernatorial election, Chuo Ward 4th polling station"
2. Wide of polling station exterior, voters queuing
3. Mid of ballot box
4. Various of people voting ++MUTE++
STORYLINE:
Residents headed to the poll in Tokyo on Sunday morning to elect a new governor.

A record 56 candidates, including incumbent Governor Yuriko Koike, who seeks her third four-year term, and her opposition-backed challenger Renho, are running in the vote.

Polls close at 1100GMT Sunday and the official results not expected until the following day.

Tokyo, a city of 13.5 million, has outsized political and cultural power in Japan.

Its budget equals that of some nations, and its policies impact the national government.

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