1st female Tokyo governor Koike begins work

1st female Tokyo governor Koike begins work

Newly elected Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike gives instructions to officials at the metropolitan government office, decorated with banners for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, on Aug. 2, 2016, starting work as the first woman to lead the Japanese capital following her landslide victory in the gubernatorial election on July 31. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

  • Product Code
  • ILEA000091215
  • Registered date
  • 2016/8/02 12:24:25
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2016 Kyodo News
  • Media size
  • 2721 × 1748 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 240 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 555.39(KB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos
    Tokyo tests water sprinklers to combat heat at 2020 Olympics

    Tokyo tests water sprinklers to combat heat at 2020 Olympics

    Tokyo government officials measure the surface temperature of a wet sidewalk in Tokyo on Aug. 13, 2018. An experiment was conducted to see how effective spraying water would be in combating the scorching heat during Tokyo's summer season, a major concern for the 2020 summer Olympics and Paralympics in the Japanese capital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
      Parasols donated to eastern Japan city to beat heatwave

      Parasols donated to eastern Japan city to beat heatwave

      Saitama Gov. Kiyoshi Ueda (C), Yasuo Wakabayashi (L), president of parasol maker Aurora Co., and Kazumine Torigoe of Toray Industries Inc. pose in front of the Saitama prefectural government office on Aug. 1, 2018. The Tokyo-based parasol maker and the major textile company, also based in Tokyo, donated a combined 70 parasols to the eastern Japan prefecture earlier in the day at a time when many parts of the country are experiencing dangerous heatwaves, including Saitama's Kumagaya city where the mercury logged Japan's highest-ever temperature of 41.1 C in late July. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
        Tokyo Gov. Koike

        Tokyo Gov. Koike

        Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike holds a press conference at the metropolitan government building on Jan. 19, 2018. Koike spoke about North Korea's planned participation in the Pyeongchang Olympics in February. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
          Tokyo eyes basically banning indoor smoking at restaurants, hotels

          Tokyo eyes basically banning indoor smoking at restaurants, hotels

          Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks at a press conference at the metropolitan government building in Tokyo on Sept. 8, 2017. Koike announced plans to basically ban indoor smoking at restaurants and other buildings ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
            Tsukiji market to be moved no earlier than June 2018: Tokyo governor

            Tsukiji market to be moved no earlier than June 2018: Tokyo governor

            Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks during an extraordinary session of the Tokyo metropolitan assembly on Aug. 28, 2017. Koike said the aging Tsukiji fish market will be moved to the nearby Toyosu waterfront area no earlier than June 2018, after taking additional safety measures to address soil contamination at the new site. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
              Piko Taro, Tokyo governor promote start of LED light bulb campaign

              Piko Taro, Tokyo governor promote start of LED light bulb campaign

              Comedian Piko Taro (R) and Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, both sporting the PPAP singer's trademark leopard print scarf, pose for photos at a ceremony in Tokyo on July 10, 2017, to promote the use of energy-efficient light-emitting diode bulbs. The event marked the start of a campaign in which the Tokyo metropolitan government will offer one LED bulb for free in exchange for two or more incandescent light bulbs brought from households. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                Piko Taro, Tokyo governor promote start of LED light bulb campaign

                Piko Taro, Tokyo governor promote start of LED light bulb campaign

                Comedian Piko Taro (R) and Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, both sporting the PPAP singer's trademark leopard print scarf, pose for photos at a ceremony in Tokyo on July 10, 2017, to promote the use of energy-efficient light-emitting diode bulbs. The event marked the start of a campaign in which the Tokyo metropolitan government will offer one LED bulb for free in exchange for two or more incandescent light bulbs brought from households. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                  Gov. Koike joins workshop of new assembly members

                  Gov. Koike joins workshop of new assembly members

                  Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike addresses a workshop on July 5, 2017, for those who won metropolitan assembly seats from her Tomin First no Kai (Tokyoites First party). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                    Tokyo assembly election shows tide turning for Koike, against LDP

                    Tokyo assembly election shows tide turning for Koike, against LDP

                    Combined photo shows Hakubun Shimomura (L), who heads the Liberal Democratic Party's Tokyo chapter, and Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike responding to the results of the metropolitan assembly election on July 2, 2017. Koike's new party and forces close to her were set to secure an overall majority in the assembly, Kyodo News projections showed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                      Koike camp set to win majority in Tokyo assembly

                      Koike camp set to win majority in Tokyo assembly

                      Election staff count votes cast in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election on July 2, 2017. Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike's Tomin First no Kai (Tokyoites First party) and forces close to her were set to secure an overall majority in the assembly, Kyodo News projections showed. (Kyodo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo