Miyazaki governor election in Japan

Miyazaki governor election in Japan

Hideo Higashikokubaru, TV personality and formerly Miyazaki governor, speaks to reporters in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki on Dec. 25, 2022, after losing to incumbent Shunji Kono in the prefecture's gubernatorial election.

Miyazaki governor election in Japan

Miyazaki governor election in Japan

Hideo Higashikokubaru, TV personality and formerly Miyazaki governor, speaks in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki on Dec. 25, 2022, after losing to incumbent Shunji Kono in the prefecture's gubernatorial election.

Incumbent Kono wins 4th term as Miyazaki governor

Incumbent Kono wins 4th term as Miyazaki governor

Shunji Kono speaks to supporters after winning a fourth four-year term as governor of the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki, defeating his predecessor, the well-known TV personality Hideo Higashikokubaru, in a close contest on Dec. 25, 2022.

CORRECTED: Incumbent Kono wins 4th term as Miyazaki governor

CORRECTED: Incumbent Kono wins 4th term as Miyazaki governor

Shunji Kono (C) celebrates after winning a fourth four-year term as governor of the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki, defeating his predecessor, the well-known TV personality Hideo Higashikokubaru, in a close contest on Dec. 25, 2022.

Incumbent Kono wins 4th term as Miyazaki governor

Incumbent Kono wins 4th term as Miyazaki governor

Shunji Kono speaks to supporters after winning a fourth four-year term as governor of the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki, defeating his predecessor, the well-known TV personality Hideo Higashikokubaru, in a close contest on Dec. 25, 2022.

Miyazaki governor set to win re-election

Miyazaki governor set to win re-election

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Miyazaki Gov. Shunji Kono celebrates in the city of Miyazaki on Dec. 21, 2014, after he is reported by media to have won re-election in the gubernatorial election.

Bird flu virus detected in Miyazaki, 4,000 chickens culled

Bird flu virus detected in Miyazaki, 4,000 chickens culled

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Miyazaki Gov. Shunji Kono (2nd from R) attends a task force meeting on Dec. 16, 2014, at the prefectural government offices after three chickens tested positive for a highly pathogenic H5 strain of avian influenza at a farm in the southwestern Japan prefecture. The prefectural government said it plans to complete necessary procedures, including burying roughly 4,000 culled chickens at the farm.

FAO adds 3 more Japanese regions to agricultural heritage list

FAO adds 3 more Japanese regions to agricultural heritage list

Three Japanese prefectural governors - (from L) Hajime Furuta of Gifu Prefecture, Yoshinobu Nisaka of Wakayama Prefecture and Shunji Kono of Miyagi Prefecture - attend a meeting of an international conference on Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems at the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization's headquarters in Rome on Dec. 15, 2015. The meeting decided to add three areas in Japan's prefectures to its world agricultural heritage list. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

FAO adds 3 more Japanese regions to agricultural heritage list

FAO adds 3 more Japanese regions to agricultural heritage list

(From L) Gifu Gov. Hajime Furuta, Wakayama Gov. Yoshinobu Nisaka and Miyazaki Gov. Shunji Kono hold certificates saying their Japanese prefectures have been each added to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization's world agricultural heritage list. Gifu was selected for its fishing for sweetfish, Wakayama for its traditional production process for "ume" plums, and Miyazaki for its forest preservation and sustainable agriculture and forestry industry. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Food, culture from Japan's Miyazaki featured at Expo Milano

Food, culture from Japan's Miyazaki featured at Expo Milano

Miyazaki Gov. Shunji Kono, accompanied by two of the prefecture's dog-shaped mascot "Miyazaki-ken," promotes the southwestern Japanese region's food and culture during a Japan Pavilion event at Expo Milano in Milan, Italy, on Sept. 2, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Peach Aviation launches Miyazaki-Kansai route

Peach Aviation launches Miyazaki-Kansai route

Miyazaki Gov. Shunji Kono (3rd from L) and Peach Aviation Ltd. CEO Shinichi Inoue (4th from L) strike a pose at Miyazaki Airport in southwestern Japan on Aug. 28, 2015, during a ceremony celebrating the launch of regular flights between Miyazaki and Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Miyazaki governor set to win re-election

Miyazaki governor set to win re-election

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Miyazaki Gov. Shunji Kono celebrates in the city of Miyazaki on Dec. 21, 2014, after he is reported by media to have won re-election in the gubernatorial election. (Kyodo)

Bird flu virus detected in Miyazaki, 4,000 chickens culled

Bird flu virus detected in Miyazaki, 4,000 chickens culled

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Miyazaki Gov. Shunji Kono (2nd from R) attends a task force meeting on Dec. 16, 2014, at the prefectural government offices after three chickens tested positive for a highly pathogenic H5 strain of avian influenza at a farm in the southwestern Japan prefecture. The prefectural government said it plans to complete necessary procedures, including burying roughly 4,000 culled chickens at the farm. (Kyodo)

Japan PM Abe with Miyazaki farmers

Japan PM Abe with Miyazaki farmers

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) receives a courtesy call from Miyazaki Gov. Shunji Kono (L) and farmers from the southwestern Japan prefecture at his office in Tokyo on April 11, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan PM Abe with Miyazaki farmers

Japan PM Abe with Miyazaki farmers

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe eats caviar from sturgeon cultured in Miyazaki Prefecture during a courtesy call at his office in Tokyo on April 11, 2019, from Miyazaki Gov. Shunji Kono and farmers from the southwestern Japan prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo