Koike wins 2nd term as Tokyo governor, vows to step up virus fight

Gov. Yuriko Koike won a second term in Sunday's Tokyo gubernatorial election, vowing to respond firmly to a second wave of the novel coronavirus and coordinate with the International Olympic Committee over the postponed Olympics and Paralympics now scheduled for 2021."I am very happy, and simultaneously feel the heaviness of the responsibility," Koike, 67, said in televised remarks as early returns suggested she is on course for a landslide victory.But Koike, who became the first female governor of the Japanese capital in 2016 after serving as defense minister and environment minister, said…READ FULL ARTICLE