Voting under way for Tokyo governorship, virus, Olympics in focus
(WorldNews Japan)

An election board with different candidates` posters is seen in Tokyo ahead of the Japanese capital`s gubernatorial election. (LightRocket/Getty/Kyodo) TOKYO - Voting got under way Sunday for the Tokyo gubernatorial election, with polls suggesting Gov. Yuriko Koike will win a second four-year term. Polls show voters are primarily focusing on the record 22 candidates` approaches to the novel coronavirus pandemic -- especially with the number of new infections in the capital topping 100 for a third straight day on Saturday -- and the postponement to next year of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. With the 21 challengers failing to build a united front against the...