Out with the old, in with the new!

With Ishihara moving on to newer things, the new folks are starting to think about running for the Tokyo mayorship. We now know at least one candidate. It will be curious to see who else runs.

都知事選 松沢成文前神奈 川県知事が出馬表明(11/08 20:32)

東京都の石原前知事の辞職を受けて来月行われる都 知事選挙に、神奈川県の松沢前知事が立候補する意 向を明らかにしました。

松沢成文氏（54）：「東京都知事選挙に立候補 する決意を固めました。石原前知事の後継を選ぶ選 挙ではなく、新しい東京のリーダーを選ぶ選挙」 松沢氏は、神奈川県知事を2期8年務め、前回の 都知事選挙では一度は立候補を表明しましたが、石 原前知事の出馬を受けて立候補を見送っています。 松沢氏は 会見のなかで、民間委託などを導入した 行政サービスのスリム化を訴えたほか、新銀行東京 の清算や受動喫煙を防止する条例の制定などを公約 として掲げまし た。都知事選挙を巡っては、これ までにご覧の方々が立候補を表明し、民主党、自民 党も独自候補者の擁立を検討しています。

http://news.tv-asahi.co.jp/ann/news/web/html/221108060.html

Tokyo Mayor Race – Shigefumi Matsuzawa, previous governor of Kanagawa Prefecture, announces candidacy

Shigefumi Matsuzawa, the former governor of Kanagawa Prefecture, announced his intention to stand for election in the Tokyo Mayoral race, to be conducted next month after the retirement of former mayor Ishihara.

Shigefumi Matsuzawa (54) said, “I have cemented my intention to run in the Tokyo Mayoral race. This election is not about selecting a successor for Mayor Ishihara but about selecting a leader for a new Tokyo.”

Matsuzawa served as the governor of Kanagawa Prefecture for 2 terms over 8 years. During the last mayor election, he announced his candidacy but withdrew it when Mayor Ishihara stood for office. In an interview, Matsuzawa promised to lead in commissioning the private sector to provide services and slim down government. He also pledged to liquidate the New Tokyo Bank and further restrictions on public smoking. Besides him, members of the Democratic Party of Japan, the Liberal Democratic Party, and independent candidates are also studying the possibility of running in the mayoral race.