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Pro-nuclear candidate Yoichi Masuzoe wins Tokyo's gubernatorial election

2014-02-09 14:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: Yoichi Masuzoe, a former health minister backed by Japan's ruling party, won Tokyo's election for governor on Sunday, defeating two candidates who had promised to end nuclear power. Masuzoe's victory was declared in exit polls on public broadcaster NHK minutes after voting closed. Masuzoe, 65, appeared smiling before cameras and promised to make Tokyo the No 1 city in the world while his supporters shouted "Banzai". The ballot was widely seen as a test for Japan's public opinion on atomic power...

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