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Tokyo chooses governor in test for anti-nuke vote

By Yuri Kageyama
Published February 9, 2014 8:14am ET
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Tokyo chooses governor in test for anti-nuke vote
FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2014 file photo, former Health Minister Yoichi Masuzoe, a candidate for the Tokyo gubernatorial election, delivers a speech during his election campaign rally in Tokyo. Two charismatic former prime ministers joining forces on a rare anti-nuclear power ticket are pitted against Masuzoe and a human-rights activist in the election to lead Japan's capital. Japanese media polls say Masuzoe, more moderate on nuclear power, is leading. A lawyer known for human rights cases and a former military officer are also running. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File) | Koji Sasahara

TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo is voting Sunday for governor in an election widely seen as a test for Japan’s public opinion on atomic power in a nation shaken by the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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