THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 17, 2021 at 19:05 JST
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike speaks about the novel coronavirus situation in the capital at a news conference on Aug. 12. Next to her is Norio Omagari, director of the Disease Control and Prevention Center under the National Center for Global Health and Medicine. (Rihito Karube)
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, once praised for her anti-virus efforts, now faces increasing criticism over her adamant denials that the Olympics were linked to the explosion of new COVID-19 cases in the capital. [Read More]
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