Governor of Tokyo election vote starts July 5, 7:00

The governor's election in Tokyo, where 22 people, the largest number in the past, ran for measures against the new coronavirus, reached the voting day on the 5th, and voting began at 7 am.

The candidates who are running for the Governor of Tokyo are, in the order in which they were reported,
▽Reiwa Shinsengumi representative and newcomer Taro Yamamoto (45)
▽Independent incumbent Yuriko Koike (67)
▽Some newcomers, happy Ms. Hiroko Nanami of realization Party public relations Division (35)
▽ as an independent rookie, Japan Federation of Bar Associations, the Japan Federation of Bar Associations of the former chairman, Mr. Kenji Utsunomiya (73)
in the ▽ rookie of the factions, Mr. Makoto Sakurai Japan the first party of the leader ( 48)
▽Independent newcomer, former caregiver Hiroshi
Kagoyama (46)
▽Independent newcomer, Tasuke Ono, former Vice Governor of Kumamoto Prefecture recommended by the Japan Restoration Society (46) ▽Independent newcomer Former Asahi Shimbun employee Hideyuki Takemoto (64)
▽ Rookie of various groups and singer Makoto Nishimoto (33)
▽ Independent newcomer, Yasuhiro Sekiguchi, president of the building management company (68)
▽ Independent newcomer, NPO corporation Representative Mr. Kiyoetsu Oshikoshi (61)
▽ Musician Osamu Hattori recommended by the party that protects the people from NHK, who is
a rookie of various groups (46) ▽ A party of rookie who protects the people from NHK, who is the head of the party Mr. Takashi Tachibana (52)
▽ Mr. Kenichiro Saito, a secretary of a businessman who is a rookie of various groups and a party that protects the people from NHK, recommends (39)
▽ A rookie of various groups and self-employed Teruki Goto (37)
▽ Independent newcomer and writer Shiomi Sawa (44)
▽ Rookie and event producer Koji Ichikawa (58)
▽ Independent newcomer and free journalist Hitoshi Ishii (55)
▽ Independent newcomer Yasuhiro Nagasawa, a pharmacist (34)
▽Kazue Ushio (33)
▽Mr. Masayuki Hiratsuka, 38, who is a newcomer to various groups and social activist.
▽There
are 22 newcomers who are independent and formerly the Ground Self-Defense Force, Mr. Hison Naito (63) .

In the election campaign in which 22 people, the largest number in the past, ran, there was a debate over measures against the new coronavirus and response to the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, which were postponed for one year.

On the other hand, during the election period, new infections were confirmed in Tokyo one after another, and the candidates refrained from holding meetings and shaking hands, and the Election Commission also avoided crowding people at polling stations. As a result, it was an exceptional election campaign that encouraged active use of early voting.

According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Election Commission, the number of people who voted early by the 3rd is about 1.38 million, which is 12% of all voters, an increase of more than 60,000 from the previous time.

Voting begins at 1800 am in more than 1800 polling stations in Tokyo, closes by 8:00 pm, and votes will be cast the same day.

At NHK, we will give you a bulletin of the Tokyo Governor's election on ▼ Comprehensive TV from 7:59 pm and ▼ on Radio No. 1 from 7:55 pm.

In addition, we will inform you of winning/winning results and the latest status of votes on a special page on the Internet. The URL is https://www.nhk.or.jp/senkyo2/shutoken/16407/skh48032.html
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