Minato, Tokyo is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is also called Minato City in English. It was formed in 1947 as a merger of Akasaka, Azabu and Shiba wards following Tokyo City's transformation into Tokyo Metropolis. The modern Minato ward exhibits th ...

held a mayoral election on June 8, 2008. Incumbent mayor Masaaki Takei, supported by all major parties except the

Japanese Communist Party The is a left-wing to far-left political party in Japan. With approximately 270,000 members belonging to 18,000 branches, it is one of the largest non-governing communist parties in the world. The party advocates the establishment of a democr ...

, was re-elected with a clear majority. Polling turnout was low with only about 25% of the electorate voting.

Results

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Results from JanJan
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