The interview series 2014/15 part 01 / Tokyo
The interview series 2014/15 part 01
Faced with dilemmas over creating disaster-ready infrastructure, care for an ageing population and the use of nuclear power, Tokyo’s governor has progressive plans to take the city to the 2020 Olympic Games and beyond.
Yoichi Masuzoe
Governor of Tokyo
A former academic, television personality and cabinet minister, Yoichi Masuzoe was elected governor of Tokyo in early 2014. Despite being expelled from the conservative Liberal Democratic Party in 2010, his campaign received its backing in the election. In his campaign, Masuzoe, who once served as minister of health, labour and welfare, promised to address the crisis of Japan’s low birth rate and care for Tokyo’s ageing population but, inevitably, his first term is being dominated by preparations for the Olympic…
