Two women compete to rule Japan's capital
On Sunday, Japan's capital Tokyo, with 13.5 million inhabitants, elects a new governor. The election is seen as a test for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who supports incumbent Governor Yuriko Koike, who hopes to be re-elected for a third term, AP writes. Should Koike fail, it risks spilling over onto Kishida in his bid to stay on as leader of the ruling LDP party this fall.
Conservative Koike, the first woman in the post, is being challenged primarily by another woman, liberal Renho who uses only one name.
Renho is running as an independent candidate but is supported by the major left-wing parties.
The post of governor of Tokyo is one of the weighty political assignments in Japan, and two women being the main candidates is very unusual, writes Bloomberg.
On Sunday, Japan's capital Tokyo, with 13.5 million inhabitants, elects a new governor. The election is seen as a test for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who supports incumbent Governor Yuriko Koike, who hopes to be re-elected for a third term, AP writes. Should Koike fail, it risks spilling over onto Kishida in his bid to stay on as leader of the ruling LDP party this fall.
Conservative Koike, the first woman in the post, is being challenged primarily by another woman, liberal Renho who uses only one name.
Renho is running as an independent candidate but is supported by the major left-wing parties.
The post of governor of Tokyo is one of the weighty political assignments in Japan, and two women being the main candidates is very unusual, writes Bloomberg.
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Low childbearing a critical issue in Tokyo
The low birth rates have been one of the big issues ahead of Sunday's gubernatorial election in the Japanese capital, Tokyo. Like the country at large, Tokyo struggles with low birth rates. Last year, a woman's life expectancy in Tokyo fell to 0.99, the lowest in the country.
Incumbent Governor Yuriko Koike wants to introduce financial relief for married couples who are expecting or have children. She also wants to subsidize epidurals to make births less painful.
The main contender, Renho, instead wants to increase financial security for young people to motivate them to dare to settle down and start a family.
Another big issue during the election campaign has been the development of a valued park, which Koike was behind. The decision has received criticism for a lack of transparency and because it risks damaging the environment.
The low birth rates have been one of the big issues ahead of Sunday's gubernatorial election in the Japanese capital, Tokyo. Like the country at large, Tokyo struggles with low birth rates. Last year, a woman's life expectancy in Tokyo fell to 0.99, the lowest in the country.
Incumbent Governor Yuriko Koike wants to introduce financial relief for married couples who are expecting or have children. She also wants to subsidize epidurals to make births less painful.
The main contender, Renho, instead wants to increase financial security for young people to motivate them to dare to settle down and start a family.
Another big issue during the election campaign has been the development of a valued park, which Koike was behind. The decision has received criticism for a lack of transparency and because it risks damaging the environment.
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