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4 Kanto cities to support each other in disasters

MITO, Japan - Utsunomiya Mayor Eiichi Sato, Mito Mayor Yasushi Takahashi, Maebashi Mayor Ryu Yamamoto and Takasaki Mayor Kenji Tomioka (from L) pose for photos at the city hall in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Aug. 21, 2014, after signing an agreement on mutual support in times of disaster.

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Tokyo gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Kenji Utsunomiya (L), the former head of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, speaks to supporters in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2014, after losing the Tokyo gubernatorial election. Former health minister Yoichi Masuzoe won the election.

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Tokyo gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo gubernatorial election candidate Kenji Utsunomiya, former president of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, speaks in the Japanese capital's Shibuya district after the official campaigning kicked off on Jan. 23, 2014, for the Feb. 9 election. He is recommended by the Japanese Communist Party and the Social Democratic Party.

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Tokyo gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo gubernatorial election candidate Kenji Utsunomiya, former president of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, speaks outside Shinjuku Station in the Japanese capital after the official campaigning kicked off on Jan. 23, 2014, for the Feb. 9 election. He is recommended by the Japanese Communist Party and the Social Democratic Party.

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Tokyo gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo gubernatorial election candidate Kenji Utsunomiya, former president of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, speaks outside Shinjuku Station in the Japanese capital after the official campaigning kicked off on Jan. 23, 2014, for the Feb. 9 election. He is recommended by the Japanese Communist Party and the Social Democratic Party.

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Official campaigning for Tokyo gubernatorial race to start Jan. 23

TOKYO, Japan - Kenji Utsunomiya, former chairman of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, who will run in the Tokyo gubernatorial race, speaks at a news conference at the Japan National Press Club on Jan. 22, 2014, a day before official campaigning commences for the Feb. 9 election.

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Tokyo gubernatorial candidates

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photo shows (from L) former Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa, former health minister Yoichi Masuzoe and Kenji Utsunomiya, former head of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, who have expressed their intention to run in the Feb. 9, 2014, Tokyo gubernatorial election.

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Tokyo gubernatorial candidate

TOKYO, Japan - Kenji Utsunomiya, former head of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, holds a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2014, to announce his policies for the Tokyo gubernatorial election the following month.

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Tokyo gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo gubernatorial election candidate Kenji Utsunomiya, former head of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, makes a stump speech in the Yurakucho area of Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2012, as official campaigning began that day for the Dec. 16, 2012, election.

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Tokyo gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Kenji Utsunomiya, former president of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, speaks as a candidate for the Tokyo gubernatorial election at a joint press conference with other candidates at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2012, before official campaigning for the Dec. 16 election begins the following day.

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Tokyo gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Candidates for the Tokyo gubernatorial election -- (from L) Shigefumi Matsuzawa, a former governor of adjacent Kanagawa Prefecture, Kenji Utsunomiya, former president of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, Tokyo Vice Gov. Naoki Inose and Takashi Sasagawa, a retired lawmaker who formerly headed the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party's General Council -- hold a joint press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2012, before official campaigning for the Dec. 16 election begins the following day.

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Tokyo gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Candidates for the Tokyo gubernatorial election -- (from L) Shigefumi Matsuzawa, a former governor of adjacent Kanagawa Prefecture, Kenji Utsunomiya, former president of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, Tokyo Vice Gov. Naoki Inose and Takashi Sasagawa, a retired lawmaker who formerly headed the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party's General Council -- hold a joint press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2012, before official campaigning for the Dec. 16 election begins the following day.

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Tokyo gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Candidates for the Tokyo gubernatorial election -- (from L) Shigefumi Matsuzawa, a former governor of adjacent Kanagawa Prefecture, Kenji Utsunomiya, former president of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, Tokyo Vice Gov. Naoki Inose and Takashi Sasagawa, a retired lawmaker who formerly headed the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party's General Council -- join hands at a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2012, before official campaigning for the Dec. 16 election begins the following day.

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Lawyer Utsunomiya to run in Tokyo gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Kenji Utsunomiya, former president of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, is seen shortly before a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 9, 2012. Utsunomiya announced his candidacy in the Tokyo gubernatorial election to be held Dec. 16 to choose the successor to Shintaro Ishihara who resigned in October.

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Lawyer Utsunomiya to run in Tokyo gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Kenji Utsunomiya, former president of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, announces his candidacy in the Tokyo gubernatorial election, at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 9, 2012. The election will be held Dec. 16 to choose the successor to Shintaro Ishihara who resigned in October.

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Pro-reform Utsunomiya wins bar associations' presidential election

TOKYO, Japan - Reformist lawyer Kenji Utsunomiya speaks during a news conference in Tokyo after securing the presidential seat of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations on March 10, 2010. Utsunomiya defeated former JFBA Vice President Takeji Yamamoto in the federation's first revote.

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Pro-reform Utsunomiya wins bar associations' presidential election

TOKYO, Japan - Reformist lawyer Kenji Utsunomiya speaks during a news conference in Tokyo after securing the presidential seat of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations on March 10, 2010. Utsunomiya defeated former JFBA Vice President Takeji Yamamoto in the federation's first revote.

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Petition calling for cancellation of Tokyo Olympics

Kenji Utsunomiya, a former president of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, holds a press conference at the Tokyo metropolitan government headquarters on July 15, 2021. He collected 450,000 signatures through his online petition calling for the cancellation of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Petition calling for cancellation of Tokyo Olympics

Kenji Utsunomiya, a former president of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, holds a press conference at the Tokyo metropolitan government headquarters on July 15, 2021. He collected 450,000 signatures through his online petition calling for the cancellation of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Utsunomiya decides not to run for Tokyo governor

Kenji Utsunomiya, a former head of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, says at a press conference in Tokyo on July 13, 2016 that he will not run in the July 31 Tokyo gubernatorial election. Earlier in the day, Utsunomiya attended a joint press conference with three other likely candidates to discuss their plans for Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo gubernatorial election hopefuls vow stability, smart budgeting

Four likely candidates for Tokyo governor attend a press conference in Tokyo on July 13, 2016. (From L to R) Kenji Utsunomiya, former head of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Yuriko Koike, veteran journalist Shuntaro Torigoe and former Iwate Gov. Hiroya Masuda are expected to register their candidacies when official campaigning for the July 31 gubernatorial election begins on July 14. Each vowed to make the metropolitan government more transparent. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Utsunomiya decides not to run for Tokyo governor

Kenji Utsunomiya, a former head of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, says at a press conference in Tokyo on July 13, 2016 that he will not run in the July 31 Tokyo gubernatorial election. Earlier in the day, Utsunomiya attended a joint press conference with three other likely candidates to discuss their plans for Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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High-profile candidates in Tokyo gubernatorial election

(From L to R) Former internal affairs minister Hiroya Masuda, journalist Shuntaro Torigoe, former defense minister Yuriko Koike and Kenji Utsunomiya, former head of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, are among the leading candidates running in the Tokyo gubernatorial election on July 31, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-bar federation chief Utsunomiya running for Tokyo governor

Kenji Utsunomiya, a former head of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, announces at a press conference in Tokyo on July 11, 2016 that he will run for Tokyo governor for a third time to "realize a clean metropolitan government." The Tokyo gubernatorial election will be held on July 31. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Candidates for Tokyo gubernatorial election

Screenshot image taken June 17, 2020, shows candidates for the July 5 Tokyo gubernatorial election during an online press conference. Seen clockwise from top center are Taisuke Ono, former vice governor of Kumamoto, Takashi Tachibana, who heads the single-issue party known as NHK Kara Kokumin Wo Mamoru To (the party to protect the people from Japan Broadcasting Corp.), Taro Yamamoto, leader of the anti-establishment party Reiwa Shinsengumi, incumbent governor Yuriko Koike and Kenji Utsunomiya, former head of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo gubernatorial election hopefuls vow stability, smart budgeting

Four likely candidates for Tokyo governor put their hands together during a joint press conference in Tokyo on July 13, 2016. (From L to R) Kenji Utsunomiya, former head of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Yuriko Koike, journalist Shuntaro Torigoe and former Iwate Gov. Hiroya Masuda, who are expected to register their candidacies when official campaigning for the July 31 gubernatorial election begins on July 14, each vowed to make the metropolitan government more transparent. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo gubernatorial election hopefuls vow stability, smart budgeting

Four likely candidates for Tokyo governor put their hands together during a joint press conference in Tokyo on July 13, 2016. (From L to R) Kenji Utsunomiya, former head of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Yuriko Koike, veteran journalist Shuntaro Torigoe and former Iwate Gov. Hiroya Masuda, who are expected to register their candidacies when official campaigning for the July 31 gubernatorial election begins on July 14, each vowed to make the metropolitan government more transparent. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pro-reform Utsunomiya wins bar associations' presidential electio

TOKYO, Japan - Reformist lawyer Kenji Utsunomiya speaks during a news conference in Tokyo after securing the presidential seat of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations on March 10, 2010. Utsunomiya defeated former JFBA Vice President Takeji Yamamoto in the federation's first revote. (Kyodo)

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Pro-reform Utsunomiya wins bar associations' presidential electio

TOKYO, Japan - Reformist lawyer Kenji Utsunomiya speaks during a news conference in Tokyo after securing the presidential seat of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations on March 10, 2010. Utsunomiya defeated former JFBA Vice President Takeji Yamamoto in the federation's first revote. (Kyodo)

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4 Kanto cities to support each other in disasters

MITO, Japan - Utsunomiya Mayor Eiichi Sato, Mito Mayor Yasushi Takahashi, Maebashi Mayor Ryu Yamamoto and Takasaki Mayor Kenji Tomioka (from L) pose for photos at the city hall in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Aug. 21, 2014, after signing an agreement on mutual support in times of disaster. (Kyodo)

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Petition aiming to scrap Tokyo Olympics

Kenji Utsunomiya, a former president of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, attends a press conference at the metropolitan government headquarters in Tokyo on May 14, 2021, after submitting a petition calling for the cancellation of the Tokyo Olympics that has received over 350,000 signatures.

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Petition aiming to scrap Tokyo Olympics

Kenji Utsunomiya, a former president of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, speaks at a press conference at the metropolitan government headquarters in Tokyo on May 14, 2021, after submitting a petition calling for the cancellation of the Tokyo Olympics that has received over 350,000 signatures.

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Petition aiming to scrap Tokyo Olympics

Kenji Utsunomiya, a former president of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, speaks at a press conference at the metropolitan government headquarters in Tokyo on May 14, 2021, after submitting a petition calling for the cancellation of the Tokyo Olympics that has received over 350,000 signatures.

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Petition aiming to scrap Tokyo Olympics

Kenji Utsunomiya, a former president of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, attends a press conference at the metropolitan government headquarters in Tokyo on May 14, 2021, after submitting a petition calling for the cancellation of the Tokyo Olympics that has received over 350,000 signatures.

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Tokyo gubernatorial election

Tokyo gubernatorial election candidate Kenji Utsunomiya (R), a former head of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, bumps fists with Akira Koike, secretariat head of the Japanese Communist Party, in Tokyo on July 5, 2020, after his rival and incumbent Yuriko Koike was assured of winning a second term in the election.

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Tokyo gubernatorial election

Tokyo gubernatorial election candidate Kenji Utsunomiya, a former chief of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, heads to a press conference in Tokyo after his rival and incumbent Yuriko Koike was assured of winning a second term in the election on July 5, 2020.

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Tokyo gubernatorial election

Tokyo gubernatorial election candidate Kenji Utsunomiya, a former head of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, speaks after his rival and incumbent Yuriko Koike was assured of winning a second term in the election on July 5, 2020.

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Tokyo gubernatorial election

Tokyo gubernatorial election candidate Kenji Utsunomiya, a former head of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, speaks after his rival and incumbent Yuriko Koike was assured of winning a second term in the election on July 5, 2020.

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Day before Tokyo gubernatorial election

Tokyo gubernatorial election candidate Kenji Utsunomiya, a former head of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, waves in Tokyo on July 4, 2020, a day before the vote.

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Day before Tokyo gubernatorial election

Tokyo gubernatorial election candidate Kenji Utsunomiya, a former head of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, makes a speech in Tokyo on July 4, 2020, a day before the vote.

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Campaigning for Tokyo gubernatorial election

Kenji Utsunomiya, a former head of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, makes a speech in Tokyo on June 28, 2020, during his campaign for the July 5 Tokyo gubernatorial election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Campaigning in Tokyo gubernatorial election

Yukio Edano (C), head of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, attends a gathering to support Kenji Utsunomiya's Tokyo gubernatorial election campaign on June 28, 2020, in Tokyo. Social Democratic Party chief Mizuho Fukushima (bottom L), Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii (top L) and former Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) joined Edano. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Campaigning in Tokyo gubernatorial election

(From L in front row) Social Democratic Party chief Mizuho Fukushima, Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii, Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yukio Edano and former Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda attend a gathering to support Kenji Utsunomiya's Tokyo gubernatorial election campaign on June 28, 2020, in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Campaigning in Tokyo gubernatorial election

Yukio Edano (center R), head of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, attends a gathering to support Kenji Utsunomiya's Tokyo gubernatorial election campaign on June 28, 2020, in Tokyo. Social Democratic Party chief Mizuho Fukushima (L) and former Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) joined Edano. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Campaigning in Tokyo gubernatorial election

Yukio Edano, head of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, speaks in Tokyo on June 28, 2020, in support of Tokyo gubernatorial election candidate Kenji Utsunomiya. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Campaigning in Tokyo gubernatorial election

Yukio Edano, head of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, speaks in Tokyo on June 28, 2020, in support of Tokyo gubernatorial election candidate Kenji Utsunomiya. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Campaigning for Tokyo gubernatorial election

Kenji Utsunomiya (C), a candidate for the July 5 Tokyo gubernatorial election, is visited by three opposition party leaders -- Social Democratic Party chief Mizuho Fukushima (L), Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii (2nd from L) and Yukio Edano (2nd from R), head of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan -- in Tokyo on June 20, 2020. Democratic Party for the People lawmaker Ichiro Ozawa (R) also visited the former head of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Campaigning for Tokyo gubernatorial election

Kenji Utsunomiya (C), a candidate for the July 5 Tokyo gubernatorial election, poses for a photo with three opposition party leaders -- Social Democratic Party chief Mizuho Fukushima (L), Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii (2nd from L) and Yukio Edano (2nd from R), head of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan -- in Tokyo on June 20, 2020. Democratic Party for the People lawmaker Ichiro Ozawa (R) also visited the former head of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Campaigning for Tokyo gubernatorial election

Kenji Utsunomiya, a former head of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, waves in Tokyo on June 20, 2020, during his campaign for the July 5 Tokyo gubernatorial election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Campaigning for Tokyo gubernatorial election

Kenji Utsunomiya, a former head of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, makes a speech in Tokyo on June 20, 2020, during his campaign for the July 5 Tokyo gubernatorial election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo