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Governor refuses meeting with Yoshiro Mori as sponsors step up criticism of former prime minister
Organisers agree budget that makes it significantly more likely the games will go ahead next year
Japan’s most powerful female elected official enhances influence on national politics with landslide win
Abe rival is expected to win governorship despite allegations she overstated her academic record
Yuriko Koike also raises possibility of cuts to the opening and closing ceremonies
Shinzo Abe and Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike at odds over which businesses should stay open
Japanese prime minister faces mounting criticism over response to Covid-19 pandemic
Residents of city strip some supermarket shelves bare after record one-day rise in cases
Bid document promising ‘mild and sunny weather’ has come back to haunt organisers
After election defeat, Tokyo governor quits party she founded two months ago
Victory was less due to own brilliance than disastrous miscalculation by opponents
Prime minister set to push for revision of Japan’s constitution after sweeping triumph
Constitutional Democrats outpoll Tokyo governor’s Party of Hope ahead of Sunday vote
Yuriko Koike’s move to exclude former Democrats from her new party alienates voters
Tokyo governor’s decision not to stand gives Shinzo Abe an easy path to re-election
Topix stays near 24-month high as challenge to PM Shinzo Abe appears to recede
A bestselling book gives the Japanese capital the dunking it deserves
Abe’s position boosted after survey shows decline in voter backing for Tokyo governor
Tokyo governor unveils ‘Yurinomics’ in challenge to prime minister’s ‘Abenomics’
Opposition faces confusion as Tokyo governor backs off from briefly competitive race
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