Newly elected Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe. AFP PHOTO
Newly elected Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe. AFP PHOTO

TOKYO: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday welcomed the election of a conservative governor of Tokyo in a result analysts say will help boost Abe’s economic reform agenda and reinforce his drive to restart Japan’s nuclear reactors.

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