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Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (right) and Takayuki Morimura, head of Tomin First no Kai, during the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election campaign in Tokyo in June
51勛圖厙 / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 8, 2025
Tokyo Gov. Koike seen keeping three-party alliance involving LDP
Attention is also turning to whether the Tokyo governor will seek cooperation with the Democratic Party for the People, which won its first seats in the metropolitan assembly.
A banner announcing the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election is displayed at Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in Tokyo on Saturday.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Jun 23, 2025
Koike-backed party gains seats as LDP dealt setback in Tokyo assembly poll
Tomin First no Kai (Tokyoites First), supported by Koike as a special adviser, remained the biggest party, taking 31 seats, up from 26.
People gather for a campaign speech in Tokyo's Suginami Ward on June 1.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Jun 13, 2025
Parties to test political waters in Tokyo election ahead of Upper House vote
The election is seen as an early indicator of how voters nationwide might cast their ballots in next month＊s Upper House poll.
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, an adviser to Tomin First no Kai, will suffer if the Liberal Democratic Party, Komeito and Tomin First fail to maintain their combined majority in the Tokyo assembly election in June.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Mar 25, 2025
LDP faces headwinds in Tokyo assembly election
Political funds scandals affecting the party at both the national level and in the assembly could cost it votes.
Tomin First no Kai adviser Hirotada Ototake speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Wednesday.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Jan 26, 2025
Tomin First adviser Hirotada Ototake keen to use social media
※Through social media outreach, we want to become an option for unaffiliated voters who have not decided for whom to vote§ in the June 22 race, said Ototake.
Shinji Ishimaru announces details of his new regional party at a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Jan 15, 2025
With new regional party, Shinji Ishimaru touts rebirth
The former mayor of Akitakata in Hiroshima Prefecture aims to field candidates in July＊s Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election.
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks at a Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly session earlier this month.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Jun 28, 2024
Campaigning begins for Tokyo assembly by-elections
The Liberal Democratic Party and the regional party Tomin First no Kai are competing to become the biggest group in the assembly.
People listen to a campaign speech in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tuesday.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Apr 16, 2024
Unpacking the chaotic by-election in a scandal-hit Tokyo district
The residents of Tokyo＊s No. 15 district 〞 which corresponds to the city＊s southeastern Koto Ward 〞 will head to the polls for the third time in a year.
51勛圖厙 / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 15, 2021
First no Kai opts out of election amid speculation over Yuriko Koike＊s political ambitions
With the Tokyo governor seemingly performing a U-turn on running for the Lower House, the campaign of fledgling ＆conservative centrist＊ party First no Kai never got off the ground.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Jun 12, 2020
Koike＊s first term as Tokyo governor: Eventful, but little to show for it
Each challenge has revealed a new facet of her political persona, and they will also serve as benchmarks against which voters examine her record.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Oct 4, 2017
Two Tomin First members quit over Yuriko Koike＊s leadership style
Two founding members of Tomin First no Kai (Tokyoites First), a regional party effectively led by Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, plan to abandon the party on Thursday citing frustrations over the closed nature of top management, sources said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Aug 26, 2017
Koike tests possibilities and perils of populism in Japan
Abe occupies Koike＊s ideological comfort zone, so she needs to cannibalize his base to get any traction. It is thus imperative that she presents an alternative policy agenda to highlight their differences and tap into simmering dissatisfaction with the status quo.
EDITORIALS
Aug 11, 2017
Another round of opposition realignment?
Opposition parties are once again in realignment mode but it remains to be seen whether they can put together a force capable of defeating the LDP.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Aug 5, 2017
Beleaguered Abe on the ropes as support weakens
The public has seen the true face of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and doesn＊t like what it sees.
51勛圖厙 / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 15, 2017
Fundraising loopholes, a political norm
The Liberal Democratic Party lost a large number of seats to Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike＊s upstart Tomin First Party in the Tokyo assembly election. Media surveys reveal that the public is dismayed by recent scandals involving the LDP, in particular the one surrounding educational company Kake Gakuen, which...
51勛圖厙 / View from Osaka
Jul 15, 2017
Doubt cast over Tomin First＊s national appeal
※Politics will eventually be replaced by imagery. The politician will be only too happy to abdicate in favor of his image, because the image will be much more powerful than he could ever be.§
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Jul 5, 2017
Tokyo vote prompts crisis of confidence for Renho＊s Democratic Party
Sunday＊s Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election dealt a hard blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, with his Liberal Democratic Party suffering a historic defeat and securing only 23 seats 〞 the lowest-ever figure for the LDP.
51勛圖厙 / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 4, 2017
Success of Koike＊s Tomin First echoes Ishin no Kai movement
A popular, media-savvy figure originally from the Kansai region wins the governorship by running as a reformer, then forming a political party to take on the Liberal Democratic Party in the local assembly election. Upon winning a plurality of votes, the party teams up with Komeito to form a majority,...
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 3, 2017
Tokyo election loss places Abe in jeopardy
It wasn＊t so long ago that Shinzo Abe appeared on course to becoming Japan＊s longest-serving prime minister ever.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Jul 3, 2017
With victory in hand, Koike to step down as head of Tomin First
A day after leading Tomin First no Kai (Tokyoites First) to a landslide victory in the metropolitan assembly election, Gov. Yuriko Koike reaffirmed her commitment to reform but said she would resign as leader of the upstart party to focus on the job at hand.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" 〞 an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer＊s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ※seed§ that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ※Peak 1 amyloid beta,§ as seen in a mouse's brain.
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Inside Toho Archive＊s mission to save Japan＊s cinematic memory
The goal of restoration is not to artificially upscale but to return the film to the condition it was in ※the very first day it appeared in the world,§ says Nobushige Toshima, president and sales division manager of Toho Archive.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi＊s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
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