Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike fractured a knee during a ceremonial first pitch at Jingu Stadium on August 6. She said she will telework while recovering.
Opposition-backed Renho came in 3rd behind the young newcomer Shinji Ishimaru in the Tokyo governor election, rocking Japanese politics. What happened?
Yuriko Koike easily wins 3rd term as Tokyo governor, outshining 56 competitors in her bid to continue setting the course for the greater Tokyo metropolis.
Yuriko Koike has denied accusations published in a monthly magazine of falsifying a Cairo University graduation document in 2020 with the help of former aides.
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In a political career spanning almost 50 years, it was Ishihara’s stint as Tokyo’s governor and role in the Senkaku Islands campaign that gained him in...
While the local government must wait until after the Paralympics to convert the venues, it has set up 100-plus bed “oxygen stations” for patients at risk...
Straight out of a health-related break, the Tokyo governor, with a 64% approval rating, did the rounds on the very last day of campaigning.
It’s no secret that COVID-19 has engulfed the lives of everyone around the world in 2020. In Japan, many organizations and media come up with...
The Antwerp games were held in 1920, shortly after the First World War and the so-called Spanish flu epidemic. They served as a symbol of post...
Yuriko Koike is the governor of Tokyo. She has proposed great reforms for the capital city, and here sets forth her vision for Tokyo...
