Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko has proposed relocation of parts of the United Nations' functions to the Japanese capital during ...

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike expressed her eagerness to attract part of the United Nations' functions to the Japanese capital ...

Governor of Tokyo Yuriko Koike delivered remarks on the city’s growing role on the global stage.

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between July 12 ...

Renho of the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) is set to win a seat in the July 20 House of ...

Former Olympic gold medalist Daichi Suzuki, a newcomer from the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), is set to secure his first ...

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike spoke at her regular news briefing on July 11. She was asked about campaign talk about foreign ...

TOKYO -- Gov. Yuriko Koike warned against "hate speech and tendencies toward exclusion," when asked about campaign discussions concerning foreign nationals ahead of the July 20 House of Councillors ...

Strong lobby for the development Opposition groups are pitted against powerful real-estate developer Mitsui Fudosan, the Shinto religious body, and Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike.

Yuriko Koike. “The problem is that many Japanese citizens are not so much interested in democratically regulating their own city and are used to demolishing buildings,” Kohei Saito, a Japanese ...