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.

Hyogo gubernatorial election

Hyogo gubernatorial election

KOBE, Japan - Hyogo Gov. Toshizo Ido celebrates after media reports saying he has secured his fourth four-year term in the gubernatorial election on July 21, 2013.

Hyogo gubernatorial election

Hyogo gubernatorial election

KOBE, Japan - Hyogo Gov. Toshizo Ido celebrates after media reports saying he has secured his fourth four-year term in the gubernatorial election on July 21, 2013.

Hyogo gubernatorial race

Hyogo gubernatorial race

KOBE, Japan - Combination photo shows Hyogo Gov. Toshizo Ido, 67, (R), and Kotaro Tanaka, 64, an official of a political group related to the Japanese Communist Party, during stump speeches in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on July 4, 2013, the day official campaigning started for the July 21 gubernatorial election. Ido is seeking a fourth four-year term, while Tanaka is challenging Ido for the second time.

Tokyo election

Tokyo election

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara speaks during an interview in Tokyo on March 23, 2011. Ishihara is seeking a fourth four-year term in the April 10 gubernatorial election. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

Ishihara to seek 4th term of office

Ishihara to seek 4th term of office

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara attends a regular session of the metropolitan assembly in Tokyo on March 11, 2011. The 78-year-old governor said he will seek a fourth four-year term in the April 10 gubernatorial election.

Tokyo gubernatorial race

Tokyo gubernatorial race

TOKYO, Japan - Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa announces his candidacy for the April 10 Tokyo gubernatorial election at a press conference in a Tokyo hotel on March 1, 2011. Businessman Miki Watanabe, who founded restaurant chain operator Watami Co., and former upper house lawmaker Akira Koike of the Japanese Communist Party, have already announced they will run in the closely watched race for the reins of the Japanese capital. Political sources said incumbent Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara will not seek a fourth four-year term.

Tokyo election

Tokyo election

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara speaks during an interview in Tokyo on March 23, 2011. Ishihara is seeking a fourth four-year term in the April 10 gubernatorial election. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo)

Ishihara to seek 4th term of office

Ishihara to seek 4th term of office

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara attends a regular session of the metropolitan assembly in Tokyo on March 11, 2011. The 78-year-old governor said he will seek a fourth four-year term in the April 10 gubernatorial election. (Kyodo)

CORRECTED Tokyo gubernatorial race

CORRECTED Tokyo gubernatorial race

TOKYO, Japan - CORRECTING BY REPLACING WORD IN 2ND SENTENCE Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa announces his candidacy for the April 10 Tokyo gubernatorial election at a press conference in a Tokyo hotel on March 1, 2011. Businessman Miki Watanabe, who founded restaurant chain operator Watami Co., and former upper house lawmaker Akira Koike of the Japanese Communist Party, have already announced they will run in the closely watched race for the reins of the Japanese capital. Political sources said incumbent Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara will not seek a fourth four-year term. (Kyodo)

Tokyo gubernatorial race

Tokyo gubernatorial race

TOKYO, Japan - Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa announces his candidacy for the April 10 Tokyo gubernatorial election at a press conference in a Tokyo hotel on March 1, 2011. Businessman Miki Watanabe, who founded restraint chain operator Watami Co., and former upper house lawmaker Akira Koike of the Japanese Communist Party, have already announced they will run in the closely watched race for the reins of the Japanese capital. Political sources said incumbent Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara will not seek a fourth four-year term. (Kyodo)

Mayoral election in Nagasaki

Mayoral election in Nagasaki

Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue tells reporters at city hall in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 16, 2018, that he will run in the upcoming mayoral election as an independent to seek a fourth four-year term. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Incumbent Furuta secures 4th term as Gifu governor

Incumbent Furuta secures 4th term as Gifu governor

Gifu Gov. Hajime Furuta (C) celebrates in the city of Gifu on the night of Jan. 29, 2017, after securing his fourth four-year term in an election earlier that day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo