The re-election of Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike may provide short-term relief to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, with the shared goal of a successful Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics next year holding the longtime rivals together.Koike is expected to play it safe as she enters her four-year second-term, and continue to repair ties with Abe's Liberal Democratic Party that were damaged after she ran to become the first female governor of the Japanese capital in 2016 against the party's will.Political observers say Koike, 67, will hold her fire as Tokyo governor amid the coronavirus crisis. However, she i…READ FULL ARTICLE
