Tokyo’s crazy governor Shintaro Ishihara has announced he will stand for election for a fourth consecutive term, much to the delight of manga fans everywhere.
The 78-year-old previously indicated he would not seek re-election, but changed his mind and officially announced he would after all.
He had some rather gloating remarks for neo-Ishihara candidate Matsuzawa:
“I feel sorry for Matsuzawa-kun. Whether I stood or not, he wouldn’t get in.”
They are apparently negotiating over whether he will withdraw his candidacy so as to avoid splitting the all-important anti-youth vote.
Public opinion polls have suggested that in Ishihara’s absence none of the likely candidates would be able to secure a proper mandate, which possibly suggested to Ishihara an easy victory was within his grasp – or as he would have it, he wanted to avoid unhealthy legislative gridlock by selflessly offering another 4 years of service to the city.
So far Tokyo citizens are being presented with an exemplary line up – two ban-hungry crazies, one dilettante tycoon who will say anything to get elected, and a communist…
Ugh. That trollface.
If I were the current Government in Tokyo right now, I’d strongly consider postponing the election for Governer untill the crisis in Japan is over. Even though the election isn’t untill next month.
Die in a fire, Palpatine!
I don’t normally wish painful deaths on anyone, however sick they may be, but this man has the power and the will to throw the country and the culture back a hundred years and that must not happen.
When is the election?
He should have been killed by the earthquake…