Tokyo gubernatorial race

TOKYO, Japan - Miki Watanabe, the 51-year-old former chairman of restaurant chain Watami Co., shakes hands with his supporters in Tokyo on March 24, 2011, as he kicked off campaigning for the April 10 election to choose the capital's governor. Watanabe is among several high-profile candidates challenging 78-year-old incumbent Shintaro Ishihara.

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