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Originally Posted by Sumeragi
Ishihara enjoys Tokyo support mainly because he gets the elder votes and also is the only "sane" candidate that runs in the election. Basically, he's the sole big fish among midgets in the Tokyo Governor election. As for populism, he is a bit more anti-establishment in the sense he's against the stagnant way things are run by the major parties and the bureaucrats. However, in no way is he a populist in the more general sense.
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Would appreciate more elaboration. Ishihara has been somewhat tarred by Western media, and is especially loathed among younger foreigners because of his association with "anti-media" policies. I'm trying to get a more accurate grasp of how he is supposed to be a "saner" alternative for Tokyo voters. Who are the alternatives, for that matter, and how are they worse than him?