TOKYO – Two charismatic former prime ministers joining forces on a rare anti-nuclear power ticket are pitted against a former health minister and a human-rights activist in the election to lead Japan's capital.
Sunday's ballot for Tokyo governor is likely to influence national policy as Japan goes through soul-searching on energy options after the March 2011 nuclear disaster — the worst since Chernobyl.
Morihiro Hosokawa, prime minister in the 1990s, who had retired to become a potter, is trying to make a comeback, backed by Junichiro Koizumi, who remains enormously popular. Both are pushing for an end to nuclear power.
Japanese media polls say Yoichi Masuzoe, a former health minister, more moderate on nuclear power, is leading. A lawyer known for human rights cases and a former military officer are also running.
Fox News' "Antisemitism Exposed" newsletter brings you stories on the rising anti-Jewish prejudice across the U.S. and the world.