The official campaigns for mayoral and assembly elections in non-ordinance-designated cities, as well as mayoral and ward assembly elections in Tokyo's wards, will get underway on Sunday in the second half of the unified local elections.
Voting day for all of the elections is set for April 23, with ballots also to be counted that day, except for some ward mayoral and assembly elections.
According to a tally by The Yomiuri Shimbun, mayoral elections will be held in 88 general cities, including five prefectural capitals -- Mito, Tsu, Takamatsu, Nagasaki, and Oita. In the last election four years ago, 86 cities held mayoral elections, with 27 going uncontested. This time around, there is a possibility that several elections will go uncontested.
