2023-04-23 14:17:00
Ms. Miyuki Takagiwa shakes hands with Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike (left) following confirming her election.
With the death of Mayor Yukio Takano, who was in his sixth term, four independent newcomers competed for the post of mayor of Toshima Ward, the first in 24 years. Former deputy ward mayor Miyuki Takagiwa (57) = recommended by the Liberal Democratic Party, Komei, and Tokyo Citizens First Association = decided to be elected for the first time. She is the first female mayor in the district.
After 10 p.m., Takagiwa appeared at the office and was welcomed by his supporters with a round of applause. “It was a tough fight.
After working for a private company, Mr. Takagiwa worked as a metropolitan government official under Governor Yuriko Koike, where he held positions such as head of secretarial affairs. From 2020 he served as the Vice Mayor of Toshima Ward.
During the election campaign, he appealed for free childbirth and school lunches, and emphasized, “We will carry on the last wish of Mayor Takano, and firmly connect with people and the city.” Governor Koike joined in to support him, saying, “Mr. He cheered Takagiwa-san and said, “Now is the time to show off your skills.”
Former newspaper reporter Kazutaka Kanzawa (41), who supports the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, the Communist Party, and Reiwa, Yuko Nagano (50), a former vice chairman of the ward assembly, and Kazuo Suzuki (71), a real estate manager, did not follow suit.
Inheriting the thoughts of the former mayor
Miyuki Takagiwa
After graduating from university, he was in charge of and sales at Suntory. At the age of 29, she decided to work in welfare for the elderly and became a city official. After working as secretary general under Governor Yuriko Koike, she served as deputy mayor of Toshima Ward for three years from 2020.
He had planned to return to Tokyo following completing his term, but was appointed as his successor by Yukio Takano, the former head of the ward who died in February. “It was too big, and I was overwhelmed,” she once declined. However, the former head of the ward, who was undergoing medical treatment, approached him many times by letter and phone. With support from Governor Koike, he made up his mind to “stand up.” His hobby is traveling alone.
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