Incumbent Yuriko Koike won 59 percent of the vote in this Sunday's election for governor of Tokyo, catapulting her into her second term as governor of the world's largest city.
Ryusei Takahashi gives us the lowdown on Yuriko Koike’s victory, as well as the growing number of cases of COVID-19 in the capital. Hosted by Oscar Boyd.
Read/hear more:
- Episode 54: Yuriko Koike and the race for Tokyo governor (Deep Dive)
- Koike cruises to win in Tokyo governor race, vowing to continue fight against virus (Ryusei Takahashi, The Japan Times)
- Koike's Tokyo win may be springboard back into national politics (Ryusei Takahashi, The Japan Times)
- Opposition laments failure to unite after Koike wins big in Tokyo election (Kyodo)
- Koike urged to take lead in raising women's representation in politics (Toma Mochizuki, Kyodo)
- Japan to ease coronavirus rules and allow events up to 5,000 people (Kyodo)
- Emergency warnings issued for Gifu and Nagano as torrential rain lashes central Japan (Kyodo)
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