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Hyogo gubernatorial election

KOBE, Japan, Nov. 18 Kyodo - Former Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks in Kobe on Nov. 17, 2024, after securing reelection in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations. (Kyodo)

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Hyogo gubernatorial election

Former Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito (C) leaves his campaign office in Kobe on Nov. 17, 2024, after securing reelection in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Hyogo gubernatorial election

Former Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito shakes hands with a supporter in Kobe on Nov. 17, 2024, after securing reelection in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Hyogo gubernatorial election

Former Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks in Kobe on Nov. 17, 2024, after securing reelection in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Hyogo gubernatorial election

Former Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks in Kobe on Nov. 17, 2024, after securing reelection in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Hyogo gubernatorial election

Former Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito bows in Kobe on Nov. 17, 2024, after securing reelection in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Hyogo gubernatorial election

Former Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito holds a bouquet in Kobe on Nov. 17, 2024, after securing reelection in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Hyogo gubernatorial election

Former Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito bows in Kobe on Nov. 17, 2024, after securing reelection in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Hyogo gubernatorial election

Former Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito holds a bouquet in Kobe on Nov. 17, 2024, after securing reelection in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Sakai mayoral race

SAKAI, Japan - Osami Takeyama, the incumbent mayor of Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, receives flowers from a supporter after securing his reelection in the mayoral race in the city on Sept. 29, 2013. Takeyama won the election by a substantial margin, defeating a candidate backed by Osaka Mayor and Japan Restoration Party co-leader Toru Hashimoto.

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Fukushima secures 5th term as SDP leader

TOKYO, Japan - Social Democratic Party leader Mizuho Fukushima is pictured with a bouquet of flowers and a framed certificate of her reelection as president of the small opposition party at the SDP's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 20, 2012, after securing the post for a fifth time as no other party lawmaker filed to run against the 56-year-old House of Councillors member.

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Incumbent wins Saitama gubernatorial election

ASAKA, Japan - Saitama Gov. Kiyoshi Ueda receives a bouquet after securing his reelection for a third four-year term in Asaka, Saitama Prefecture, on July 31, 2011.

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Regional elections across Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara smiles in his election campaign office in Tokyo on April 10, 2011, after securing his reelection. Hokkaido Gov. Harumi Takahashi, a fellow incumbent linked with the opposition Liberal Democratic Party, also won reelection.

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Regional elections across Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara speaks before his supporters in his election campaign office in Tokyo on April 10, 2011, after securing his reelection. Harumi Takahashi, a fellow incumbent linked with the opposition Liberal Democratic Party, also won reelection.

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Regional elections across Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara smiles in his election campaign office in Tokyo on April 10, 2011, after securing his reelection. Hokkaido Gov. Harumi Takahashi, a fellow incumbent linked with the opposition Liberal Democratic Party, also won reelection.

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Regional elections across Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara speaks before his supporters in his election campaign office in Tokyo on April 10, 2011, after securing his reelection. Harumi Takahashi, a fellow incumbent linked with the opposition Liberal Democratic Party, also won reelection.

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Regional elections across Japan

SAPPORO, Japan - Hokkaido Gov. Harumi Takahashi smiles in front of her supporters in Sapporo on April 10, 2011, after securing reelection in polls held the same day. Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara, a fellow incumbent linked with the opposition Liberal Democratic Party, also won reelection.

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Kagame reelected Rwandan president

KIGALI, Rwanda - This file photo taken July 30, 2010, shows Rwandan President Paul Kagame, who the country's election commission announced Aug. 11 has won reelection. The 52-year-old Kagame has won another 7-year term after securing 93 percent of the vote in Rwanda's second presidential election since the 1994 genocide. (Photo by Tomoaki Nakano)

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Popular Cabinet member Renho wins reelection

TOKYO, Japan - Renho, a popular member of Prime Minister Naoto Kan's Cabinet, celebrates together with her supporters at a hotel in Tokyo on July 11, 2010, after securing reelection as a House of Councillors member in the upper house election the same day. Renho, a member of Kan's ruling Democratic Party of Japan, is in charge of government revitalization.

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Popular Cabinet member Renho wins reelection

TOKYO, Japan - Renho, a popular member of Prime Minister Naoto Kan's Cabinet, celebrates together with her supporters at a hotel in Tokyo on July 11, 2010, after securing reelection as a House of Councillors member in the upper house election the same day. Renho, a member of Kan's ruling Democratic Party of Japan, is in charge of government revitalization.

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LDP's Koike narrowly secures reelection

TOKYO, Japan - Former Defense Minister Yuriko Koike of the Liberal Democratic Party bows in Tokyo's Toshima Ward on Aug. 31 after narrowly securing reelection to the House of Representatives in the general election the previous day. Koike lost in the capital's No. 10 single-seat constituency but regained a seat in the proportional representation block.

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LDP's Koike narrowly secures reelection

TOKYO, Japan - Former Defense Minister Yuriko Koike of the Liberal Democratic Party bows in Tokyo's Toshima Ward on Aug. 31 after narrowly securing reelection to the House of Representatives in the general election the previous day. Koike lost in the capital's No. 10 single-seat constituency but regained a seat in the proportional representation block.

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Flowery Noda relieved to gain reelection

GIFU, Japan - Consumer Affairs Minister Seiko Noda of the Liberal Democratic Party celebrates in Gifu City on Aug. 31 after securing reelection as a House of Representatives member in the general election. Noda suffered an embarrassing loss as a Cabinet member in the No. 1 single-seat constituency of Gifu Prefecture but regained a seat in the proportional representation block.

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Flowery Noda relieved to gain reelection

GIFU, Japan - Consumer Affairs Minister Seiko Noda of the Liberal Democratic Party celebrates in Gifu City on Aug. 31 after securing reelection as a House of Representatives member in the general election. Noda suffered an embarrassing loss as a Cabinet member in the No. 1 single-seat constituency of Gifu Prefecture but regained a seat in the proportional representation block.

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Ex-Prime Minister Fukuda reelected

TAKASAKI, Japan - Former Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda of the Liberal Democratic Party celebrates after securing reelection as a House of Representatives lawmaker in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 30. The LDP suffered a humiliating defeat in the general election.

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Ex-Prime Minister Abe reelected

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party shakes hands with a supporter after securing reelection as a House of Representatives lawmaker in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Aug. 30. The LDP suffered a humiliating defeat in the general election.

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Your Party's Watanabe reelected

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshimi Watanabe, leader of the small opposition Your Party, celebrates by putting a flower atop his name on a board after securing reelection as a House of Representatives lawmaker in the Aug. 30 general election at a Tokyo hotel. Watanabe, a former Cabinet minister on administrative reforms, defected from Prime Minister Taro Aso's ruling Liberal Democratic Party in January.

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LDP's Koike narrowly secures reelection

TOKYO, Japan - Former Defense Minister Yuriko Koike of the Liberal Democratic Party bows in Tokyo's Toshima Ward on Aug. 31 after narrowly securing reelection to the House of Representatives in the general election the previous day. Koike lost in the capital's No. 10 single-seat constituency but regained a seat in the proportional representation block. (Kyodo)

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LDP's Koike narrowly secures reelection

TOKYO, Japan - Former Defense Minister Yuriko Koike of the Liberal Democratic Party bows in Tokyo's Toshima Ward on Aug. 31 after narrowly securing reelection to the House of Representatives in the general election the previous day. Koike lost in the capital's No. 10 single-seat constituency but regained a seat in the proportional representation block. (Kyodo)

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Flowery Noda relieved to gain reelection

GIFU, Japan - Consumer Affairs Minister Seiko Noda of the Liberal Democratic Party celebrates in Gifu City on Aug. 31 after securing reelection as a House of Representatives member in the general election. Noda suffered an embarrassing loss as a Cabinet member in the No. 1 single-seat constituency of Gifu Prefecture but regained a seat in the proportional representation block. (Kyodo)

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Flowery Noda relieved to gain reelection

GIFU, Japan - Consumer Affairs Minister Seiko Noda of the Liberal Democratic Party celebrates in Gifu City on Aug. 31 after securing reelection as a House of Representatives member in the general election. Noda suffered an embarrassing loss as a Cabinet member in the No. 1 single-seat constituency of Gifu Prefecture but regained a seat in the proportional representation block. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Prime Minister Fukuda reelected

TAKASAKI, Japan - Former Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda of the Liberal Democratic Party celebrates after securing reelection as a House of Representatives lawmaker in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 30. The LDP suffered a humiliating defeat in the general election. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Prime Minister Abe reelected

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party shakes hands with a supporter after securing reelection as a House of Representatives lawmaker in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Aug. 30. The LDP suffered a humiliating defeat in the general election. (Kyodo)

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Your Party's Watanabe reelected

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshimi Watanabe, leader of the small opposition Your Party, celebrates by putting a flower atop his name on a board after securing reelection as a House of Representatives lawmaker in the Aug. 30 general election at a Tokyo hotel. Watanabe, a former Cabinet minister on administrative reforms, defected from Prime Minister Taro Aso's ruling Liberal Democratic Party in January. (Kyodo)

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Kagame reelected Rwandan president

KIGALI, Rwanda - This file photo taken July 30, 2010, shows Rwandan President Paul Kagame, who the country's election commission announced Aug. 11 has won reelection. The 52-year-old Kagame has won another 7-year term after securing 93 percent of the vote in Rwanda's second presidential election since the 1994 genocide. (Photo by Tomoaki Nakano) (Kyodo)

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Incumbent wins Saitama gubernatorial election

ASAKA, Japan - Saitama Gov. Kiyoshi Ueda receives a bouquet after securing his reelection for a third four-year term in Asaka, Saitama Prefecture, on July 31, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Popular Cabinet member Renho wins reelection

TOKYO, Japan - Renho, a popular member of Prime Minister Naoto Kan's Cabinet, celebrates together with her supporters at a hotel in Tokyo on July 11, 2010, after securing reelection as a House of Councillors member in the upper house election the same day. Renho, a member of Kan's ruling Democratic Party of Japan, is in charge of government revitalization. (Kyodo)

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Popular Cabinet member Renho wins reelection

TOKYO, Japan - Renho, a popular member of Prime Minister Naoto Kan's Cabinet, celebrates together with her supporters at a hotel in Tokyo on July 11, 2010, after securing reelection as a House of Councillors member in the upper house election the same day. Renho, a member of Kan's ruling Democratic Party of Japan, is in charge of government revitalization. (Kyodo)

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Regional elections across Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara smiles in his election campaign office in Tokyo on April 10, 2011, after securing his reelection. Hokkaido Gov. Harumi Takahashi, a fellow incumbent linked with the opposition Liberal Democratic Party, also won reelection. (Kyodo)

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Regional elections across Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara speaks before his supporters in his election campaign office in Tokyo on April 10, 2011, after securing his reelection. Harumi Takahashi, a fellow incumbent linked with the opposition Liberal Democratic Party, also won reelection. (Kyodo)

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Regional elections across Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara speaks before his supporters in his election campaign office in Tokyo on April 10, 2011, after securing his reelection. Harumi Takahashi, a fellow incumbent linked with the opposition Liberal Democratic Party, also won reelection. (Kyodo)

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Regional elections across Japan

SAPPORO, Japan - Hokkaido Gov. Harumi Takahashi smiles in front of her supporters in Sapporo on April 10, 2011, after securing reelection in polls held the same day. Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara, a fellow incumbent linked with the opposition Liberal Democratic Party, also won reelection. (Kyodo)

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Regional elections across Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara smiles in his election campaign office in Tokyo on April 10, 2011, after securing his reelection. Hokkaido Gov. Harumi Takahashi, a fellow incumbent linked with the opposition Liberal Democratic Party, also won reelection. (Kyodo)

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Fukushima secures 5th term as SDP leader

TOKYO, Japan - Social Democratic Party leader Mizuho Fukushima is pictured with a bouquet of flowers and a framed certificate of her reelection as president of the small opposition party at the SDP's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 20, 2012, after securing the post for a fifth time as no other party lawmaker filed to run against the 56-year-old House of Councillors member. (Kyodo)