Governor of Tokyo
E34205
The Governor of Tokyo is the elected chief executive who leads the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and oversees administration, policy, and public services for Japan’s capital region.
Aliases (3)
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
head of government role
→
political office → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Tokyo Metropolis
→
Tokyo Metropolitan Government → |
| appointedBy |
popular vote
→
|
| canBeRemovedBy |
recall election
→
vote of no confidence followed by procedures under Local Autonomy Law → |
| capitalOfJurisdiction |
Tokyo
→
|
| country |
Japan
→
|
| electorate |
residents of Tokyo Metropolis
→
|
| governs |
cities, towns, and villages of Tokyo Metropolis
→
special wards of Tokyo → |
| hasAuthorityOver |
Tokyo Fire Department
→
Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department (limited oversight) → Tokyo Metropolitan public hospitals → Tokyo metropolitan disaster prevention policy → Tokyo metropolitan education administration (metropolitan high schools) → Tokyo metropolitan environmental policy → Tokyo metropolitan public transportation policy → Tokyo metropolitan urban planning → |
| hasPower |
to appoint and dismiss vice governors of Tokyo
→
to execute metropolitan ordinances → to manage metropolitan property → to prepare and execute the metropolitan budget → to represent Tokyo Metropolis in domestic relations → to represent Tokyo Metropolis in international relations → to submit ordinances to the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly → |
| isHeadOf |
Tokyo Metropolitan Bureaucracy
→
Tokyo Metropolitan Government → |
| legalBasis |
Japanese Constitution
→
Local Autonomy Law of Japan → |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Shinjuku, Tokyo
→
|
| officeCreatedIn |
1943
→
|
| officeHierarchyLevel |
prefectural-level governor
→
|
| officeHolderTitleInJapanese |
東京都知事
→
|
| officeType |
subnational executive office
→
|
| oversees |
coordination among Tokyo’s 23 special wards
→
major metropolitan projects such as large-scale redevelopment → metropolitan-level environmental and climate policies → metropolitan-level public health measures → metropolitan-level public transportation coordination → |
| precededByOffice |
Governor of Tokyo City
→
Governor of Tokyo Prefecture → |
| rank |
one of the most influential local government positions in Japan
→
|
| reportsTo |
Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly (politically)
→
|
| responsibleFor |
metropolitan budget of Tokyo
→
metropolitan disaster management in Tokyo → metropolitan environmental protection in Tokyo → metropolitan housing policy in Tokyo → metropolitan infrastructure development in Tokyo → metropolitan public services in Tokyo → metropolitan social welfare policy in Tokyo → metropolitan transportation planning in Tokyo → |
| seat |
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
→
|
| selectionMethod |
direct election
→
|
| termLength |
4 years
→
|
| termRenewable |
indefinitely
→
|
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Tokyo
→
|
headOfGovernment |
|
Tokyo Prefecture
→
|
leaderTitle |
|
Governor of Tokyo
("東京都知事")
→
|
officeHolderTitleInJapanese |
|
Gotō Shinpei
("Mayor of Tokyo")
→
|
positionHeld |
|
Governor of Tokyo
("Governor of Tokyo Prefecture")
→
|
precededByOffice |