The 2003 Tokyo Gubernatorial elections were held on 13 April 2003. Incumbent governor

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was re-elected with the support of the Liberal Democratic Party, which was riding a nationwide wave of popularity under Prime Minister

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. Opposition parties had billed the election as a referendum regarding Japanese support for the

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. Although endorsed by the LDP, Ishihara's

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was partly owed to the popularity of policies he enacted in opposition to the national government, such as stricter pollution controls.

Results

References

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2003 elections in Japan Shintaro Ishihara

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