#tokyometropolitanassembly — Public Fediverse posts

Tokyo’s first subways were but a dream on a drawing board in October 1925. Also, a quarter of a century later in October 1950, nearly 150 students were arrested for a violent protest at Waseda University. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/01/japan/history/japan-nobel-chemistry-subway-waseda-student-protest-1925-1950-1975-2000/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #subway #tokyometro #infrastructure #tokyometropolitanassembly #wasedauniversity #students #studentprotests #lowerhouse #inflation #nobelprize #chemistry #hidekishirakawa

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike is expected to continue governing under a three-party ruling alliance during the regular session of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly set to begin on Sept. 24. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/08/japan/politics/tokyo-governor-likely-to-keep-alliance-with-ldp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #tokyometropolitanassembly #tominfirst #ldp #komeito #dpp

Campaigning has kicked off for the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election, a race that could provide clues on how voters nationwide might cast their ballots in next month's Upper House poll. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/13/japan/politics/tmg-assembly-election-kickoff/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #tokyo #localgovernment #ldp #yurikokoike #tominfirst #dpp #cdp #shinjiishimaru #tokyometropolitanassembly #jcp #komeito

With less than a month to go before the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election on June 22, municipalities across the capital have begun setting up large poster boards to accommodate a potential surge in candidates. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/28/japan/politics/tokyo-election-posters/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #tokyometropolitanassembly #tokyo #2025tokyometropolitanassemblyelection #upperhouse

Tomin First no Kai (Tokyoites First) aims to reach undecided voters in this summer's Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election using social media. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/26/japan/politics/tomin-first-ototake-social-media/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #tominfirst #tokyo #socialmedia #tokyometropolitanassembly

Shinji Ishimaru, a former mayor of Akitakata in Hiroshima Prefecture, has unveiled a new political party, which he says will aim to field candidates in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election in July. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/15/japan/politics/ishimaru-new-party/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #tokyo #shinjiishimaru #tokyometropolitanassembly #yurikokoike #ldp #dpp #tominfirstnokai