#yurikokoike — Public Fediverse posts

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has announced plans to build a missile shelter in an underground parking garage near Tokyo Station amid rising security concerns. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/08/japan/tokyo-missile-shelter/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tokyo #yurikokoike #missiles #china #northkorea #defense

With the extended parliamentary session concluded after an agreement was reached on a bill to establish a second capital outside Tokyo, the race among local governments for that position is heating up. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/28/japan/politics/second-capital-race/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #hokkaido #aichi #fukuoka #hiroshima #osaka #nipponishinnokai #tokyo #yurikokoike #hirofumiyoshimura

The weak yen is an advantage for for foreign startups and investors in Tokyo, because it enables them to hire skilled personnel at a relatively low cost, Gov. Yuriko Koike said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/21/economy/koike-weak-yen-foreign-startups/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #yurikokoike #tokyo #startups #yen #japaneseeconomy

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will begin a scholarship program that provides a maximum of ¥8 million per year to top-level students who are looking to pursue higher education abroad. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/17/japan/society/tokyo-international-uni-scholarship/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #universities #students #yurikokoike #tokyo #education #tokyometropolitangovernment #studyabroad

Tokyo is trying to reinvent itself as the world's most startup-friendly city by leveraging its stability, strengths in robotics and artificial intelligence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/05/04/japan/tokyo-making-ai-work/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #ai #artificialintelligence #siliconvalley #tokyo #yurikokoike #tech #startups

The political parties joining forces to form the the Centrist Reform Alliance are neither centrist nor true reformers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/27/japan/japans-new-centrist-reform-alliance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #centristreformalliance #cra #komeito #cdp #ldp #sanaetakaichi #tetsuosaito #dpj #yurikokoike #partyofhope #jip #sanseito #rengo #sokagakkai #dpp

Takaichi is weighing a snap election to win enough seats to govern without coalition constraints but risks repeating Ishiba’s failure if she misreads voter priorities and coalition politics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/13/world/why-a-japan-snap-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #sanaetakaichi #liberaldemocraticparty #ldp #japaninnovationparty #jip #democraticpartyforthepeople #sanseito #shinzoabe #komeito #yurikokoike #partyofhope #shigeruishiba #snapelections

The government and ruling parties have begun discussions on correcting what they say is an imbalance in tax revenues favoring Tokyo, which has led to widening regional disparities in administrative services. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/04/japan/tax-revenue-gap-regions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #taxes #ldp #jip #tokyometropolitangovernment #yurikokoike

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike expressed her eagerness to attract part of the United Nations' functions to the Japanese capital during a meeting with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/25/japan/koike-un-functions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #un #tokyo #yurikokoike #antonioguterres

Campaigning has kicked off for the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election, a race that could provide clues on how voters nationwide might cast their ballots in next month's Upper House poll. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/13/japan/politics/tmg-assembly-election-kickoff/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #tokyo #localgovernment #ldp #yurikokoike #tominfirst #dpp #cdp #shinjiishimaru #tokyometropolitanassembly #jcp #komeito

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is planning to shoulder the cost of base service fees in water utility bills in the city during what is expected to be an incredibly hot summer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/20/japan/society/free-water-bills/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #yurikokoike #water #tokyometropolitangovernment #utilities

Tokyo officials are pushing back against arguments that blame Japan's dwindling national population partly on the concentration of people and businesses in the capital. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/15/japan/japan-regional-revitalization/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #population #decentralization #rurallife #tokyo #yurikokoike

Global conference SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025 kicked off in Tokyo on Thursday with around 600 startups and pavilions set up from 16 countries, becoming one of the largest events for startups in Asia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/05/08/tech/sushi-tech-startups-tokyo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #tokyo #startups #yurikokoike

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will begin a search for the birth parents of a 67-year-old man accidentally switched as a newborn at a now-closed maternity hospital. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/25/japan/crime-legal/toyko-search-newborn-switch/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #tokyo #japanesecourts #satoshiegura #yurikokoike

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"Aim is to make sure women are not made to make a choice between family and career."

An election team for Shinji Ishimaru, who unsuccessfully ran in last year’s Tokyo gubernatorial election, has been accused of paying a company to livestream a campaign event in violation of election law. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/11/japan/crime-legal/shinji-ishimaru-live-streaming/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #shinjiishimaru #2024tokyogubernatorialelection #tokyo #socialmedia #yurikokoike

The Liberal Democratic Party is facing headwinds in the upcoming Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election due to political funds scandals affecting it at both the national level and in the assembly. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/25/japan/politics/ldp-tokyo-assembly-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #tokyo #localgovernment #ldp #yurikokoike #tominfirst #dpp #cdp #shinjiishimaru

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will soon implement an ordinance against harassment by customers — the first of its kind in Japan — with the national government soon to follow. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/17/japan/society/tokyo-gears-up-for-customer-harassment-rule/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #customerharassment #jobs #mentalhealth #yurikokoike #tokyometropolitangovernment

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government plans to begin offering financial aid of up to ¥3.15 million from 2026 for those looking to study abroad at a higher education institution. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/17/japan/tokyo-study-abroad-subsidy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #universities #students #yurikokoike #tokyo #education

Shinji Ishimaru, a former mayor of Akitakata in Hiroshima Prefecture, has unveiled a new political party, which he says will aim to field candidates in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election in July. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/15/japan/politics/ishimaru-new-party/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #tokyo #shinjiishimaru #tokyometropolitanassembly #yurikokoike #ldp #dpp #tominfirstnokai

Plans are underway for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to start offering a subsidy for epidural births from April, but the tradition of giving birth naturally may be hampering the city's ability to meet demand. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/14/japan/science-health/tokyo-subsidy-epidurals/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #yurikokoike #tokyo #children #familyplanning #population #women039sissues #pregnancy #tokyometropolitangovernment #medicine #depopulation #localgovernment

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will establish a program to support the repayment of student loans for those who will start working as teachers or technical civil servants in Tokyo in April or later. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/13/japan/tokyo-help-teachers-student-loans/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tokyo #yurikokoike #teachers #debt

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is looking to ease the physical and financial pain of childbirth by introducing a subsidy for epidurals as early as in fiscal 2025. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/07/japan/society/tokyo-epidural-birth-subsidy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #yurikokoike #tokyo #children #familyplanning #population #women039sissues

Tokyo plans to make day care free for all preschool children from September, the city's governor has announced as part of efforts to boost the low birth rate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/12/japan/tokyo-day-care-free/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tokyo #yurikokoike #daycare #children

As condo prices soar in central Tokyo, the metropolitan government is considering establishing a fund aimed at housing support for the middle class. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/07/japan/society/tokyo-fund-housing-support/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #tokyo #yurikokoike #housing #realestate

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is planning to introduce a four-day workweek starting April next year as part of a push for work-style reform. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/04/japan/society/tokyo-four-day-work-week/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #tokyo #yurikokoike #workstylereform

Gender bias and media scandals have hindered the chances of several women from becoming the first female prime minster. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/11/26/japan/derailing-of-potential-women-prime-ministers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #takakodoi #makikotanaka #yurikokoike #yukoobuchi #sanaetakaichi #ldp #shinzoabe #fumiokishida #shigeruishiba

In a first for Japan, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government passed an ordinance to protect workers from customer harassment, or aggressive behavior and unreasonable demands from customers toward staff. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/04/japan/crime-legal/customer-harassment-ordinance/ #japan #crimelegal #customerharassment #mentalhealth #jobs #tokyo #yurikokoike

After Tokyo governor poll, eyes turn to 2025 assembly election https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/10/japan/politics/tokyo-assembly-election/ #japan #politics #tokyo #2025tokyoassemblyelection #yurikokoike #ldp #cdp

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike injured her left knee during a first pitch ceremony at a baseball game on Tuesday, but will continue performing her duties as governor by working remotely, the metropolitan government said Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/07/japan/politics/koike-baseball-knee-injury/ #japan #politics #yurikokoike #tokyo