Koike is the first woman to be elected as Tokyo's governor. In July 2020, she captured 60% of the vote to win reelection in a landslide.

She was propelled to victory by her good handling of the city's coronavirus response, which included providing support for small businesses.

"Our urgent task, above everything else, is coronavirus responses," she said in July 2020.

As head of the world's largest city (by population), Koike is considered a contender to one day be Japan's prime minister.

Before entering politics in the 90's, Koike was a journalist, even nabbing an award for Female Broadcaster of Japan in 1990.

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