FOCUS: Koike urged to take lead in raising women representation in politics
(WorldNews Japan)

Now that Yuriko Koike, the first female governor of Tokyo, has won re-election in a landslide, gender experts hope she will take the lead in better reflecting women`s views in government and increasing female representation in Japan`s male-dominated politics. Given that coronavirus and the postponed Olympics and Paralympics were the prime agenda for Sunday`s Tokyo gubernatorial election, voters heard little about women`s empowerment from Koike and other candidates, except the governor`s call for `Tokyo, where children and women can shine.` Koike did speak out about women issues during the last election in July 2016 following the emergence that year of foreign female political leaders such as...