All eyes were on Naoki Inose as his new career as a politician got into full swing Wednesday with the opening of the first session of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly.
In June, the award-winning nonfiction writer became the first person in 58 years without bureaucratic or political experience to take up the position of Tokyo vice governor.
Despite the pressure he will face in the post, the key is whether Inose "can remain himself," one predecessor said.