As the Tokyo gubernatorial election kicked off Thursday, voters said they were looking for a clean, corruption-free governor after the last two ¡ª Naoki Inose and Yoichi Masuzoe ¡ª resigned over money scandals.
Asuka Hatano, a mother in her 30s with a 2-year-old daughter, said she had not decided who to vote for on July 31 but might vote for the candidate most likely to have ¡°the least risk.¡±
¡°Whether famous or not ... I want to look closely at what the candidates have done in the past and decide,¡± the Minato Ward resident said.
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