This summer has been a busy one in Japan's political department. In this week's episode of Tokyo on Fire, host Timothy Langley and advisor Michael Cucek recap the recent Upper House election and discuss the dynamics that resulted in the "landslide victory" for PM Abe and the LDP. Will the much-contested revision of Article 9 become a reality? We are not counting on it. In other (but related) news, the race to become Tokyo's next governor has begun. Despite there being many contestants, the spotlights are on Yuriko Koike, Hiroya Masuda, and Shuntaro Torigoe. Tune in to find out who we think will win this one.