Tokyo Governor Koike Wins Third Term, in Relief for PM Kishida
- Final results have Koike winning a third term as governor
- Liberal Democratic Party had unofficially supported Koike
Yuriko Koike during an election campaign in Tokyo on July 6.
Photographer: Yuichi Yamazaki/AFP/Getty ImagesTokyo Governor Yuriko Koike secured a victory to lead the Japanese capital for a third term, providing some relief for struggling Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his ruling party that supported her.
Koike beat a record 55 challengers with 42.8% of the vote, including Renho Saito who was backed by the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party. Renho, who generally goes by her given name, came in third with 18.8%, while Shinji Ishimaru, a former mayor in Hiroshima who gained attention with a strong social media campaign and a slew of public appearances, took second with 24.3%, results posted by national broadcaster NHK showed.