Here are the profiles of the major candidates of the Tokyo governor election on July 5: Actor-turned-politician Taro Yamamoto, leader of the anti-establishment political party Reiwa Shinsengumi, became known for his anti-nuclear activities following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis and is a proponent of halving the consumption tax to 5 percent.The 45-year-old Hyogo Prefecture native was first elected to the House of Councillors in 2013 from the Tokyo constituency but was reprimanded that same year for handing a letter on the nuclear disaster to then-Emperor Akihito at a garden party, trig…READ FULL ARTICLE
