Tokyo to hold gubernatorial election, Koike likely to win 2nd term

Tokyo residents will head to the polls Sunday to decide who will lead the Japanese capital for the next four years, with polls suggesting Gov. Yuriko Koike will win a second term in office.With a total of 21 challengers failing to build a united front against Koike, a former defense minister and environment minister, she has boosted her standing with the public by being aggressive in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, though the number of infections in Tokyo shows signs of resurging.In the early days of the virus outbreak in Japan, the 67-year-old asked Tokyo residents to stay at h…READ FULL ARTICLE