FILE PHOTO: Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike speaks at a news conference on Tokyo's response to the coronavirus outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan, April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, whose support has surged with her efforts against the coronavirus, said on Friday she would run for a second term as governor of the Japanese capital, raising the prospect of sustaining old rivalry with the prime minister.
Koike, 67, was Japan's first female defence minister and also held the environment portfolio. Though she failed in a bid to become prime minister, analysts say her recent popularity support could rekindle her ambition to try again.
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