Last Sunday, a week before Tokyo residents go to the polls and choose a new governor, prominent candidates were campaigning hard in Ginza, showcasing their ability to manage a ?13 trillion annual budget that almost equals Indonesia¡¯s national budget.
Former health minister Yoichi Masuzoe was flanked by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and New Komeito leader Natsuo Yamaguchi as he courted voters at the famed Ginza 4-chome crossing, followed by former Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa, who was accompanied by his fellow former prime minister, Junichiro Koizumi.
But it was retired Air Self-Defense Force Gen. Toshio Tamogami who was showered with relentless applause from a much smaller but fervent crowd for his conservative views.
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