Koike to declare candidacy Fri. for re-election as Tokyo governor

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike will announce her candidacy on Friday for the gubernatorial election in Japan's capital next month, sources close to the matter said Thursday.The 67-year-old incumbent is expected to speak at a press conference about her priorities in the upcoming campaign for the election on July 5, including the continuing response to the novel coronavirus pandemic and the holding of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics in 2021 after a one-year delay, according to the sources.The announcement will come after Koike said Thursday the Tokyo metropolitan government had lifted its warning…READ FULL ARTICLE