2007_Tokyo_gubernatorial_election
2007 Tokyo gubernatorial election
Gubernatorial election in Tokyo, Japan
The 2007 Tokyo Gubernatorial elections were held on April 8, 2007 as part of the 16th unified local elections. There were fourteen candidates, among them the incumbent governor Shintaro Ishihara. Most candidates, with the exception of Kurokawa and Yamaguchi, ran as independents,[1] but some were supported by various parties.