Yuriko Koike becomes Tokyo’s first female governor

Yuriko Koike becomes Tokyo's first female governor

Japan’s former Defense Minister Yuriko Koike, center, takes a deep bow as her supporters celebrate her landslide victory in the gubernatorial election with Banzai cheers at her election headquarters in her own precinct in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro district on Sunday, July 31, 2016. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)

Yuriko Koike becomes Tokyo's first female governor

Koike, a 64-year-old former newscaster-turned-politician, becomes the first female governor of the nations capital, defeating two major candidates who were supported by the ruling bloc and a coalition of four opposition parties. (Photo by Kenjiro Matsuo/AFLO)

Shuntaro Torigoe concedes defeat as Koike becomes Tokyo's first female governor

Shuntaro Torigoe, a candidate for the Tokyo gubernatorial election appears before his supporters at his campaign office in Tokyo on Sunday, July 31, 2016. (Photo by Yoshio Tsunoda/AFLO)

Shuntaro Torigoe concedes defeat as Koike becomes Tokyo's first female governor

Left-wing candidate Torigoe ended up third in the race to replace scandal hit Yoichi Masuzoe as Tokyo Governor. (Photo by Yoshio Tsunoda/AFLO)

Hiroya Masuda concedes defeat as Koike becomes Tokyo's first female governor

Former Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Hiroya Masuda bows as he concedes defeat in the Tokyo gubernatorial election at his campaign office in Tokyo, Japan on July 31, 2016. (Photo by Naoki Morita/AFLO)

Hiroya Masuda concedes defeat as Koike becomes Tokyo's first female governor

Masuda was supported by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party but his campaign didn’t attract as much interest as the two other main candidates. (Photo by Naoki Morita/AFLO)