TOKYO: Tokyo votes Sunday for a new governor who will have to get gaffe-plagued preparations for the 2020 Olympics back on track and avoid spending scandals that forced the last two incumbents to quit.

The major task facing the new chief administrator of the sprawling metropolis of 13.6 million—who will be elected Sunday for a four-year term—is managing the run-up to the troubled Olympics.

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