Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike won a landslide victory to secure a third term, official election results showed Monday (Jul 8), in a rare triumph for a woman in Japan's male-dominated politics.

Koike wins Tokyo governor election in rare triumph for women in Japan's male-dominated politics

Japan`s Olympic Games faced a "major issue" after the head of the local organising committee made sexist remarks, Tokyo`s governor said on Friday, sending a clear signal the deepening controversy risked tarnishing the global event.

Tokyo governor says Olympics facing 'major issue' after Mori's sexist remarks

Tokyo's governor said she can see "no circumstances" under which the virus-postponed 2020 Olympics will be cancelled

Tokyo: City governor sees no circumstances for cancelling Olympic games

The race for the governor of Tokyo has picked up the pace with the Olympics coming into the debate. The cost to postpone the Games is in billions and the debate garnered public attention after Taro Yamamoto, a popular actor turned politician, after the opening of the election campaign, said that the Tokyo Olympics should be cancelled as there is still major uncertainty over the vaccine while suggesting the funds saved from the postponement should be redirected to help people struggling from economic disaster.

'We don't have vaccine yet' - Calls to cancel Olympics in race for Tokyo governor

The lavish spending has not gone down well with the general public amid stagnant economic growth and hardship among low-wage earners

Tokyo governor submits resignation over money spending scandal

If he resigns, 2020 Olympic host Japan will embarrassingly have a stand-in mayor receive the torch at the upcoming Rio ceremony

Tokyo governor under fire for using tax money to pay for vacations and art

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