Yōichi Masuzoe is a Japanese politician who was elected to the position of governor of Tokyo in 2014 and resigned in June 2016 due to the misuse of public funds. He was previously a member of the Japanese House of Councillors and the Japanese Minister of Health, Labor, and Welfare. Before entering politics, he became well known in Japan as a television commentator on political issues.
Masuzoe in October 2014
With Shinzō Abe (at the Prime Minister's Official Residence on 26 February 2014)
With Shun'ichi Yamaguchi (at the Headquarters of the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology 22 October 2014)
2014 Tokyo gubernatorial election
The 2014 Tokyo gubernatorial election took place on February 9, 2014 to replace outgoing Governor Naoki Inose, who resigned effective December 24, 2013. Yōichi Masuzoe was declared the winner in exit polling, with a substantial lead over the fifteen other candidates. His final tally was 2,112,979 votes (42.86%), with his two closest competitors Morihiro Hosokawa and Kenji Utsunomiya failing to break the 20% mark. Total turnout was 4,930,251 (46.14%), significantly lower than the 62.6% turnout in the 2012 election.
Image: Yōichi Masuzoe, Governor of Tokyo (cropped)
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Morihiro Hosokawa campaigning from a speaker truck at Takadanobaba Station, February 7
