Breath easy.
Tokyo's wacko governor, "Blinky" Ishihara, is reported to have pulled out
of the the race for Prime Minister...
RELIEF FOR PRIME MINISTER
Tokyo governor not be eyeing PM Koizumi's post
TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi can breathe a sigh of relief on news that a strong potential challenger, flamboyant nationalist Shintaro Ishihara, looks set to seek re-election as the governor of Tokyo.
- - Reuters / 03 Mar 2003