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In the July Tokyo gubernatorial election, Shinji Ishimaru (42), former mayor of Akitakata City, Hiroshima Prefecture, who is not supported by any political party, won second place with about 1.66 million votes. Is the "Ishimaru phenomenon" caused by the magma-like distrust of existing political parties? As the LDP presidential election and the Constitutional Democratic Party leadership election were announced, Ishimaru gave an exclusive interview to the Mainichi Shimbun. The interviewer was Hiroyuki Tanaka, a reporter in the political department. [Photos: Yuya Goto, Rintaro Nagasawa] Published on September 21, 2024 Related articles → https://mainichi.jp/articles/20240919...