人口減少に「立ち向かう」　安芸高田市長が出馬会見―都知事選

　広島県安芸高田市の石丸伸二市長は１７日、広島市内で記者会見し、東京都知事選（６月２０日告示、７月７日投開票）に無所属で出馬すると正式表明した。石丸氏は人口減少に強い危機感を示し、「４６の道府県と密にコミュニケーションを取り、多極分散を実現する。国難に立ち向かい、問題を解決していくことが必要だ」と訴えた。
　石丸氏は安芸高田市出身。銀行員を経て、２０２０年の同市長選で初当選した。都知事選を巡り、現職で２期目を務める小池百合子知事（７１）は、まだ態度表明していない。（2024/05/17-16:10）

Shinji Ishimaru, the 41-year-old mayor of Akitakata in the western Japan prefecture of Hiroshima, said Friday that he will run as an independent candidate in the July 7 gubernatorial election in Tokyo.
   At a press conference in the city of Hiroshima, Ishimaru said he feels a strong sense of crisis over Japan's declining population, and vowed to realize decentralization by communicating closely with the other 46 prefectures if he becomes Tokyo's governor.
   "It is necessary to face up to the national crisis and resolve the problem," he stressed.
   Ishimaru, a former bank employee, was first elected mayor of Akitakata in 2020. As mayor, he has clashed with the city assembly and the media, attracting attention on the internet.
   Last week, he said he would not run in the city's next mayoral election, citing "something else I must do."