(7 Jul 2024)
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Tokyo, Japan – 7 July 2024
1. Continuous shot of incumbent Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike arriving to applause and getting onto stage after polls close
STORYLINE:
Exit polls released after voting ended suggested that incumbent Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike won re-election, Japanese media reported.
Voters in Tokyo cast ballots on Sunday to decide whether to re-elect Koike as governor of Japan’s influential capital for a third four-year term.
The vote was seen as a test for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s party, which supports Koike, the first woman to lead the Tokyo city government.
A record 55 candidates challenged Koike.
One of the top contenders was also a woman – a liberal-leaning former parliament member who uses only her first name, Renho.
Renho, running as an independent but supported by the opposition, slammed Koike’s connection with Kishida’s party, which has been hit by a widespread slush fund scandal.
Tokyo is a city of 13.5 million people with outsized political and cultural power and a budget equalling some nations.
And the role of governor is regarded as one of Japan’s most influential political posts.
AP video by Ayaka McGill
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