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Campaigning begins for Tokyo assembly vote

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks in a stump speech to support a candidate belonging to Tomin First no Kai, or Tokyoites First party, running in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election, in Tokyo on June 13, 2025, the first day of official campaigning for the poll.

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Campaigning begins for Tokyo assembly vote

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks in a stump speech to support a candidate belonging to Tomin First no Kai, or Tokyoites First party, running in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election, in Tokyo on June 13, 2025, the first day of official campaigning for the poll.

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Official campaigning kicks off for Tokyo assembly race

TOKYO, Japan, June 23 Kyodo - Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike joins official campaigning on June 23, 2017, for the July 2 metropolitan assembly election to support a candidate of a regional political party she leads called Tomin First no Kai (Tokyoites First party).

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Coldest day this autumn in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyoites walk to work in Tokyo's Marunouchi business district on the morning of Nov. 12, 2013, as the Japanese capital had its coldest day this autumn.

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Coldest day this autumn in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyoites walk to work in Tokyo's Marunouchi business district on the morning of Nov. 12, 2013, as the Japanese capital had its coldest day this autumn.

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Boom returns to Atami, thanks to rising fuel prices

ATAMI, Japan - Sun Beach at Atami spa town in the Izu Peninsula is crowded with holidaymakers in a photo taken Aug. 5. According to travel agent JTB, the occupancy rate at inns and hotels in Atami rose 19 percent in July from a year earlier. Travel analysts believe high fuel costs have prompted many Japanese to give up overseas summer vacations or long-distance domestic travel. Atami, an hour or so by express train from Tokyo, is the nearest spa summer resort for Tokyoites.

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Tokyoites celebrate 'hanami' at Ueno Park

TOKYO, Japan - Groups of Tokyoites drink and sing April 8 in ''hanami'' festivities, as cherry trees, Japan's favorite, are in full blossom at Ueno Park.

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Crown prince jogs around Imperial Palace

Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (C) jogs with protection officers on a five-kilometer course around the Imperial Palace where his parents, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, live, in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2015. It took the crown prince, who turned 55 on Feb. 23, about half an hour to complete the course, a popular running route among Tokyoites. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Crown prince jogs around Imperial Palace

Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito jogs with protection officers on a five-kilometer course around the Imperial Palace where his parents, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, live, in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2015. It took the crown prince, who turned 55 on Feb. 23, about half an hour to complete the course, a popular running route among Tokyoites. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Crown prince jogs around Imperial Palace

Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (C) jogs with protection officers on a five-kilometer course around the Imperial Palace where his parents, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, live, in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2015. It took the crown prince, who turned 55 on Feb. 23, about half an hour to complete the course, a popular running route among Tokyoites. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Crown prince jogs around Imperial Palace

Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito jogs with protection officers on a five-kilometer course around the Imperial Palace where his parents, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, live, in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2015. It took the crown prince, who turned 55 on Feb. 23, about half an hour to complete the course, a popular running route among Tokyoites. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Crown prince jogs around Imperial Palace

Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (C) jogs with protection officers on a five-kilometer course around the Imperial Palace where his parents, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, live, in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2015. It took the crown prince, who turned 55 on Feb. 23, about half an hour to complete the course, a popular running route among Tokyoites. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Bakugai" tourist buses causing headaches for Tokyoites

Photo taken in January 2016 shows a large bus parked in the streets of Ginza, a posh shopping district in Tokyo, and a group of Chinese tourists on the sidewalk. Tokyo police are holding talks with the land ministry and the metropolitan government on how to secure enough parking spaces, as complaints have been pouring in about a growing number of large buses carrying foreign tourists parking in the street. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boom returns to Atami, thanks to rising fuel prices

ATAMI, Japan - Sun Beach at Atami spa town in the Izu Peninsula is crowded with holidaymakers in a photo taken Aug. 5. According to travel agent JTB, the occupancy rate at inns and hotels in Atami rose 19 percent in July from a year earlier. Travel analysts believe high fuel costs have prompted many Japanese to give up overseas summer vacations or long-distance domestic travel. Atami, an hour or so by express train from Tokyo, is the nearest spa summer resort for Tokyoites. (Kyodo)

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Official campaigning begins for Tokyo assembly election

Chiharu Araki, head of Tomin First no Kai, or Tokyoites First party, makes a speech in Tokyo on June 25, 2021, the first day of official campaigning for the July 4 Tokyo metropolitan assembly election.

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Tokyo's cumulative coronavirus cases top 10,000

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike holds a press conference in the capital on July 22, 2020, asking Tokyoites to avoid nonessential outings ahead of a four-day weekend from the following day. Tokyo's cumulative coronavirus cases topped the 10,000 mark the same day.

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State-subsidized travel campaign in Japan

Japanese tourism minister Kazuyoshi Akaba leaves the venue of a press conference in Tokyo on July 21, 2020. He said the government will cover cancellation fees incurred by Tokyoites and those who planned to travel to the capital after making them ineligible at the last minute to use the government's travel subsidy campaign aimed at shoring up a domestic travel industry hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

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State-subsidized travel campaign in Japan

Japanese tourism minister Kazuyoshi Akaba (R) bows to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe prior to a Cabinet meeting in Tokyo on July 21, 2020. Akaba said at a press conference the same day that the government will cover cancellation fees incurred by Tokyoites and those who planned to travel to the capital after making them ineligible at the last minute to use the government's travel subsidy campaign aimed at shoring up a domestic travel industry hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

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State-subsidized travel campaign in Japan

Japanese tourism minister Kazuyoshi Akaba is pictured before holding a press conference in Tokyo on July 21, 2020. He said the government will cover cancellation fees incurred by Tokyoites and those who planned to travel to the capital after making them ineligible at the last minute to use the government's travel subsidy campaign aimed at shoring up a domestic travel industry hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

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State-subsidized travel campaign in Japan

Japanese tourism minister Kazuyoshi Akaba bows to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe prior to a Cabinet meeting in Tokyo on July 21, 2020. Akaba said at a press conference the same day that the government will cover cancellation fees incurred by Tokyoites and those who planned to travel to the capital after making them ineligible at the last minute to use the government's travel subsidy campaign aimed at shoring up a domestic travel industry hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

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State-subsidized travel campaign in Japan

Tourism minister Kazuyoshi Akaba meets the press in Tokyo on July 21, 2020, saying the government will cover cancellation fees incurred by Tokyoites, who were excluded from the government's travel subsidy campaign aimed at shoring up a domestic travel industry hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

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State-subsidized travel campaign in Japan

Tourism minister Kazuyoshi Akaba meets the press in Tokyo on July 21, 2020, saying the government will cover cancellation fees incurred by Tokyoites, who were excluded from the government's travel subsidy campaign aimed at shoring up a domestic travel industry hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

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State-subsidized travel campaign in Japan

Tourism minister Kazuyoshi Akaba meets the press in Tokyo on July 21, 2020, saying the government will cover cancellation fees incurred by Tokyoites, who were excluded from the government's travel subsidy campaign aimed at shoring up a domestic travel industry hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

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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

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Koike camp sweeps Tokyo assembly race, beats Abe's LDP

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike meets with reporters in Tokyo on July 3, 2017, a day after her new party Tomin First no Kai (Tokyoites First party) and allies scored a sweeping victory in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election, securing an overall majority and dealing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party its worst defeat ever in a Tokyo municipal election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Koike camp sweeps Tokyo assembly race, beats Abe's LDP

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike meets with reporters in Tokyo on July 3, 2017, a day after her new party Tomin First no Kai (Tokyoites First party) and allies scored a sweeping victory in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election, securing an overall majority and dealing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party its worst defeat ever in a Tokyo municipal election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Koike camp sweeps Tokyo assembly race, beats Abe's LDP

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike meets with reporters in Tokyo on July 3, 2017, a day after her new party Tomin First no Kai (Tokyoites First party) and allies scored a sweeping victory in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election, securing an overall majority and dealing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party its worst defeat ever in a Tokyo municipal election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Koike camp sweeps Tokyo assembly race, beats Abe's LDP

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike meets with reporters in Tokyo on July 3, 2017, a day after her new party Tomin First no Kai (Tokyoites First party) and allies scored a sweeping victory in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election, securing an overall majority and dealing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party its worst defeat ever in a Tokyo municipal election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Koike camp sweeps Tokyo assembly race, beats Abe's LDP

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike meets with reporters in Tokyo on July 3, 2017, a day after her new party Tomin First no Kai (Tokyoites First party) and allies scored a sweeping victory in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election, securing an overall majority and dealing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party its worst defeat ever in a Tokyo municipal election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Koike camp sweeps Tokyo assembly race, beats Abe's LDP

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike meets with reporters in Tokyo on July 3, 2017, a day after her new party Tomin First no Kai (Tokyoites First party) and allies scored a sweeping victory in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election, securing an overall majority and dealing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party its worst defeat ever in a Tokyo municipal election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Koike camp sweeps Tokyo assembly race, beats Abe's LDP

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike smiles during an interview with TV networks on July 2, 2017, as her new party, Tomin First no Kai (Tokyoites First party), and allies scored a sweeping victory in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election, securing an overall majority and dealing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party its worst defeat ever in an election in the capital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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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

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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

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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

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Koike camp set to win majority in Tokyo assembly

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike is all smiles at the election results center of her Tomin First no Kai (Tokyoites First party) in Tokyo on July 2, 2017. The new party and forces close to Koike were set to secure an overall majority in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly in that day's election, Kyodo News projections showed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Koike camp set to win majority in Tokyo assembly

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike stands in front of the metropolitan assembly election results board in a Tokyo hotel on July 2, 2017. Koike's Tomin First no Kai (Tokyoites First party) and forces close to her are set to secure an overall majority in the assembly following the day's election, Kyodo News projections showed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Koike camp set to win majority in Tokyo assembly

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike stands in front of the metropolitan assembly election results board in a Tokyo hotel on July 2, 2017. Koike's Tomin First no Kai (Tokyoites First party) and forces close to her are set to secure an overall majority in the assembly following the day's election, Kyodo News projections showed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Koike camp set to win majority in Tokyo assembly

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike poses for a photo in front of the metropolitan assembly election results board at a Tokyo hotel on July 2, 2017. Koike's Tomin First no Kai (Tokyoites First party) and forces close to her are set to secure an overall majority in the assembly, Kyodo News projections showed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Koike camp set to win majority in Tokyo assembly

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks in a TV interview at the election results center of Tomin First no Kai (Tokyoites First party) in Tokyo on July 2, 2017. The new party and forces close to Koike are set to secure an overall majority in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly following the day's election, Kyodo News projections showed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Koike camp set to win majority in Tokyo assembly

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks in a TV interview at the election results center of Tomin First no Kai (Tokyoites First party) in Tokyo on July 2, 2017. The new party and forces close to Koike are set to secure an overall majority in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly following the day's election, Kyodo News projections showed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Koike camp set to win majority in Tokyo assembly

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks in a TV interview at the election results center of Tomin First no Kai (Tokyoites First party) in Tokyo on July 2, 2017. The new party and forces close to Koike are set to secure an overall majority in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly following the day's election, Kyodo News projections showed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Koike camp set to win majority in Tokyo assembly

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike attaches a paper flower to the name of an elected member of her camp at the election results center of Tomin First no Kai (Tokyoites First party) in a Tokyo hotel on July 2, 2017. The new party and forces close to Koike are set to secure an overall majority in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly following the day's election, Kyodo News projections showed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Koike camp set to win majority in Tokyo assembly

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike attaches a paper flower to the name of an elected member of her camp at the election results center of Tomin First no Kai (Tokyoites First party) in a Tokyo hotel on July 2, 2017. The new party and forces close to Koike are set to secure an overall majority in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly following the day's election, Kyodo News projections showed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Party leaders in Tokyo assembly election campaigning

Combined photo taken in late June 2017 shows (from L) Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, who heads Tomin First no Kai (Tokyoites First party), Komeito party chief Natsuo Yamaguchi and Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party leader Shinzo Abe making campaign speeches for the July 2 Tokyo metropolitan assembly election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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