THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
June 18, 2020 at 18:17 JST
Candidates running in the Tokyo gubernatorial election speak during an online joint news conference organized by the Japan National Press Club on June 17. Clockwise from center top: Taisuke Ono, Takashi Tachibana, Taro Yamamoto, Yuriko Koike and Kenji Utsunomiya (The Asahi Shimbun)
Whether Tokyo should still seek to host the delayed Olympics and Paralympics and the capital's response to the COVID-19 pandemic are the two major issues dividing contenders in the Tokyo gubernatorial race, which kicked off campaigning on June 18. [Read More]
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