Yuriko Koike Elected Tokyo's First Female Governor by Landslide

 

By James Griffiths

Tokyo has elected its first female governor, the Arabic-speaking environmentalist and North Korea hawk Yuriko Koike.

 

A former Japanese defense minister, the 64-year-old received over a million votes more than her nearest rival, Hiroya Masuda, who was backed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling Liberal Democratic Party. 

 

Koike, who previously broke glass ceilings as Japan's first female defense chief, is one of only three women currently serving as governor of one of the country's 47 prefectures. 

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Source: CNN