First Woman Governor Elected in Tokyo, Says Defying Party Secured Win by Najeeb Al-Khash and Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 1, 2016 | WorldTokyo’s new governor Yuriko Koike on Monday credited her landslide victory to having stood up to the powers that be in Japan’s ruling party who didn’t want her to run. Koike, 64, was elected Tokyo’s first female governor in the Sunday vote,...
