TOKYO: Veteran politician Yuriko Koike was elected governor of Tokyo on Sunday, according to media exit polls, becoming the first woman to lead Japan's capital.
Public broadcaster NHK, Jiji Press and other media forecast Koike as the winner immediately after polls closed at 8 p.m. (1100 GMT).
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