Tokyo Gubernatorial Election Begins
Mr. Hosokawa makes his first speech in front of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
January 23, 2014, Tokyo, Japan - Against the backdrop of towering City Hall building, Japan's former Prime Minister Morihito Hosokawa kicks off his campaign Thursday, January 23, 2014, for the February 9 Tokyo guvernatorial election. Supported by ex-Premier Junichiro Koizumi, his ally on the non-nuclear energy platform, Hosokawa, 76, is one of the four major candidates vying for the office of a megalopolis with 13 million people and nearly 13 trillion yen annual budget. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) AYF -mis-