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YURIKO KOIKE

JAPAN / Politics
Sep 28, 2017
Yuriko Koike says second-place finish not good enough in snap vote, plans to wrench power from ruling LDP
Kibo no To is in it to win it in the upcoming national election, Koike says, expressing the intention to wrench power from Abe and his ruling party.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 28, 2017
Could Japan be ready for 'Koikenomics?'
In calling the latest of what's been a five-year flurry of election after election, Shinzo Abe admitted what households have long known: Abenomics is a dud.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 28, 2017
Democratic Party may field no candidates in snap poll as ranks look to run as part of Yuriko Koike's new force
The leader of Japan's main opposition force, the Democratic Party, will propose that the party stand no candidates in next month's Lower House election, and let its members run under the banner of the new party led by Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, sources said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 27, 2017
Yuriko Koike's new party, Kibo no To, vows to alter Japan's political landscape
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike launches a new political party, promising to “reset” Japan and restore its international prestige, while also posing a powerful threat to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 25, 2017
Abe gambles on snap election as Koike surprises with new party
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe confirms he will call a snap election on Thursday and Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike launches a new political party to take him on.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 24, 2017
Nearly 30% plan to vote LDP but 42% undecided, poll shows
Nearly 30 percent of voters plan to cast ballots for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's LDP in the Lower House election expected next month, versus 8 percent for the Democratic Party, a poll finds.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 23, 2017
Yuriko Koike won't head new party planned by Diet ally Masaru Wakasa
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike won't lead the new national political party being set up by her close ally in the Diet, the lawmaker says.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 20, 2017
New Koike-allied party to field dozens of candidates in Abe's snap election, Wakasa says
A new party envisioned by a lawmaker close to popular Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike plans to field several dozen candidates in an upcoming general election expected for Oct. 22, the lawmaker said Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 19, 2017
DP defector and ally of Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike to form new party
A defector from the Democratic Party and an ally of popular Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike reach a broad agreement to launch a new party by Sept. 28.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 17, 2017
Yuriko Koike criticizes Abenomics at meeting of group seeking to launch new party
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike criticized Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Abenomics economic policy mix on Saturday, saying it has failed to meet expectations and inspire confidence.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 10, 2017
DP lawmakers unhappy with JCP election alliance consider exiting party
Several Lower House members of the Democratic Party are considering quitting over its election cooperation alliance with the Japanese Communist Party, sources familiar with the situation said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 8, 2017
Yuriko Koike ally seeks to loosen ruling party's grip on national politics
A close ally of Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike who helped an upstart group crush the long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo's local elections two months ago is setting up a political organization to attempt a similar feat at the national level.
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JAPAN
Sep 8, 2017
Tokyo to seek partial smoking ban by 2019, Koike says
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike on Friday announced that the metropolitan government plans to ban smoking in and around public facilities by 2019 and asked Tokyoites for opinions on what to include in the proposed ordinance.
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JAPAN
Sep 4, 2017
Tokyo to launch tours of Toyosu market to dispel food contamination fears
Hoping to dispel food safety fears, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government will start holding regular tours of the new Central Wholesale Market in Toyosu later this month.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2017
Missiles join quakes, typhoons in annual disaster drills
Marking the anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake on Friday, municipalities nationwide and companies used the opportunity not only to test their preparedness for disasters but also to raise public awareness about a variety of threats including typhoons, floods and a potential North Korean missile...
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JAPAN
Sep 1, 2017
Tokyo jointly marks '23 quake and '45 air raids but Koike skips tribute to murdered Koreans
To mark the 94th anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake and the 1945 air raids on Tokyo on Friday, family members of those who died in the two tragedies offered prayers.
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JAPAN
Aug 29, 2017
Famed Tsukiji fish market to be moved no earlier than next June, Tokyo governor says
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike said the Tsukiji fish market will be moved to the Toyosu waterfront area no earlier than next June after taking additional safety measures to address soil contamination at the new site.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Aug 26, 2017
Koike tests possibilities and perils of populism in Japan
Abe occupies Koike's ideological comfort zone, so she needs to cannibalize his base to get any traction. It is thus imperative that she presents an alternative policy agenda to highlight their differences and tap into simmering dissatisfaction with the status quo.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 26, 2017
Koike ally plans to set up new party with aim of revising Constitution
An ally of Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike who plans to set up a new party this year has said the envisoned party will aim to revise the pacifist Constitution.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 24, 2017
Hosono signals intent to reach agreement with Koike ally, possibly launch new party by year-end
Former Environment Minister Goshi Hosono on Thursday said he'd like to launch a new party with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike's ally Masaru Wakasa by year-end.

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