Yuriko Koike, Tokyo's first woman governor, set for re-election even as coronavirus cases rise

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TOKYO (REUTERS) - Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike looks set cruise to victory in her bid for re-election on Sunday (July 5), buoyed by approval of her handling of the novel coronavirus even as a recent rise in infections triggers new concerns in the Japanese capital.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

TOKYO - Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike looks set cruise to victory in her bid for re-election on Sunday , buoyed by approval of her handling of the novel coronavirus even as a recent rise in infections triggers new concerns in the Japanese capital.

"She'll win by a landslide," said independent political analyst Atsuo Ito, noting a poll in late May put her approval rating at about 70 per cent while her opposition is divided. Japan has not seen the explosive outbreak of the virus suffered elsewhere but Tokyo, with a population of some 14 million, accounts for nearly 6,400 of its approximately 19,000 cases.

 

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