Novelist Inose eyed as Tokyo Gov. Ishihara's deputy candidate

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara has asked novelist Naoki Inose (file photo), a prominent privatization and decentralization proponent, to consider serving as the metropolis's fourth vice governor, informed sources said June 13.

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