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.

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 ...

According to Dr. Masaru Emoto from Japan, the formation of ice crystals and snow flakes is influenced by different environmental conditions, pollution, human thought and even music. According to Dr.

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. The biggest addition to the series is the new toggled target lock on system ...

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 ...