Ishimaru, 41, former mayor of Akitakata in Hiroshima Prefecture, came in second, with 1,658,363 votes, or 24.3 percent. But Ishimaru proved more popular than the incumbent among unaffiliated voters.

The Japanese manga artist and creator of the cartoon character Chibi Maruko-chan has died. Momoko Sakura was 53 years old. She died of breast cancer on August 15th, signaling for many the end of ...

Koike Yuriko has won her third term as Tokyo governor in Sunday's election. But an independent candidate who was little-known in the capital before the campaign came in second, after spreading his ...

The Supreme Court finalized an order for Shinji Ishimaru, runner-up in the Tokyo gubernational election, to pay 730,000 yen ($4,533) to a printing company for posters and fliers used when he ...

Guide 32 aspiring idols towards their ultimate debut. Play rhythm action games to unlock characters and create your own groups. Follow the characters’ journeys through the main story and support ...

The others all come to the same conclusion—and before long they all start working to remove the ash from the soil and restore ...

Chibi Maruko chan is the nickname of a sweetly obnoxious 9yearold girl She tricks her grandfather ponders for hours over how to spend her allowance and hates sitting next to ugly boys She talks ...

Tokyo gubernatorial candidate Shinji Ishimaru answers a question during a press conference following the confirmation of incumbent Gov. Yuriko Koike's victory, in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on July 7 ...