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Abe Pick Wins Poll For Tokyo Governor

Yoichi Masuzoe Becomes Tokyo Governor

Updated Feb. 9, 2014 8:44 a.m. ET

TOKYO—A former welfare minister backed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe handily won Tokyo's gubernatorial election Sunday, brushing aside his rivals' attempts to turn the election into a referendum on nuclear policy.

Buoyed by the endorsement of Mr. Abe's popular coalition, 65-year-old veteran lawmaker Yoichi Masuzoe swept to victory after focusing on largely uncontentious issues such as the success of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, earthquake...

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