Akashi announces candidacy for Tokyo gubernatorial race

Akashi announces candidacy for Tokyo gubernatorial race

Former U.N. Undersecretary General Yasushi Akashi on Feb. 19 formally declared his candidacy for the April 11 Tokyo gubernatorial election as an independent. He made his declaration one day after he accepted a request from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) for him to run in the race. The photo shows Akashi making a speech before the LDP members of the metropolitan assembly after his press conference on his candidacy.

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