Ruling and Opposition Parties Keep Eyes on Shinji Ishimaru; Some Fear He Could Draw Away Support of Unaffiliated Voters

As Shinji Ishimaru, a former mayor of Akitakata, Hiroshima Prefecture, broke into second place in the Tokyo’s gubernatorial election on Sunday, the ruling and opposition parties are keeping their eyes on the possibility that he could make a move into national politics. If that is his intention, he c...