As Tokyo residents gear up to vote in Sunday*s gubernatorial election, candidates are making last-ditch bids for ballots.

But while many voters hope to choose an individual whose platform meets their expectations, few candidates have said clearly how they would improve Tokyo 〞 and are largely silent on who would pay for it.

The three front-runners 〞 Yuriko Koike, Hiroya Masuda and Shuntaro Torigoe 〞 are well aware of the issues Tokyo needs to address. They have all vowed to bolster the capital*s disaster preparedness and to resolve the chronic shortage of day care centers, including by boosting the number of workers at facilities for the elderly.