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COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Feb 5, 2014
Do you think the nuclear issue should be the focus of the Tokyo election?
Tokyoites go to the polls Sunday to elect a governor to replace Naoki Inose, who quit his post in December amid a political funding scandal. So who will — or would — they vote for?
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 3, 2014
Don't split vote, anti-nuke group says
The two most popular anti-nuclear candidates running for Tokyo governor should decide between them who ought to drop out of the race for the good of the movement, a group of anti-nuclear activists said Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 31, 2014
Tokyo gubernatorial candidates speak on Olympics, nuclear power, disasters
Candidates running in the Feb. 9 Tokyo gubernatorial election are making the rounds of the capital, trying to reach out to as many voters as possible.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jan 23, 2014
Tokyo gubernatorial election: the main contenders
The following are brief profiles of major candidates in the Feb. 9 Tokyo gubernatorial election.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jan 22, 2014
Hosokawa to play Tokyo nuke card
Morihiro Hosokawa pledges to try to end Tokyo's dependence on nuclear power as he finally makes his candidacy for governor official just a day before campaigning officially starts.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jan 9, 2014
Hosokawa gears up for Tokyo race
Anti-nuclear former Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa is looking to run in the Feb. 9 Tokyo gubernatorial election.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jan 6, 2014
Utsunomiya unveils basic policies in race to replace Tokyo's Inose
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics should not harm the environment, lawyer Kenji Utsunomiya said Monday as he threw his hat into the Tokyo gubernatorial election.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 28, 2013
Utsunomiya to run for governor again
Kenji Utsunomiya, former head of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, said Saturday that he intends to run in the Tokyo gubernatorial election Feb. 9, making him the first candidate to emerge since Gov. Naoki Inose resigned earlier this month.
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LIFE / Lifestyle
Nov 9, 2013
Perfect match: Miyakon help singles connect
Despite being located almost a stone's throw from the historic town of Nikko in Tochigi Prefecture and establishing itself as the gyōza capital of Japan, Utsunomiya was languishing in the economic doldrums for the much of the early 2000s.
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Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Oct 31, 2013
Good time to visit the dumpling capital of Japan
Dumplings are enjoyed the world over, but they are particularly loved in Japan. Here, they are honored not only with their own capital — Utsunomiya in Tochigi Prefecture — but also by an iconic dumpling statue that stands proudly in front of that city's main station. In Utsunomiya, where...
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JAPAN
Jul 24, 2013
Abe seen set to squeeze the poor
Mammoth cuts in welfare benefits starting next month point to the government's desire to skimp on social security and instead boost military capabilities in hopes of fighting alongside the United States, according to veteran lawyer Kenji Utsunomiya.

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