The Tokyo Metropolitan Governor's Election will be held on the 7th. According to the vote counting results released by the Japan Broadcasting Association in the early morning of the 8th, the current Governor of Tokyo, Yuriko Koike, received over 2.91 million votes and was re elected with a significant advantage. There were a total of 56 candidates in the Tokyo Governor's election, which is the highest in history. According to the vote count, Yuriko Koike ranked first, former mayor of Takada City in Hiroshima Prefecture, Nobuyoshi Ishimaru, ranked second, and former senator Renho ranked third. According to insiders here, the reasons for Kochi's victory include the recognition of voters for his policies such as reducing the number of children and urban disaster prevention during his tenure, as well as the widespread support of the Liberal Democratic Party, Komeito Party, local political parties such as the Metropolitan First Party, and some independent individuals. However, the Acting Secretary General of the Liberal Democratic Party, Tomomi Inada, stated on the 7th that "Koike's victory is not the victory of the Liberal Democratic Party, and the criticism of the Liberal Democratic Party by the Kuomintang is far from quelling.". Affected by the Liberal Democratic Party's "black gold" scandal, the party was completely defeated in the by election in the House of Representatives in April and lost again in the Shizuoka Prefectural Governor election in May. Yuriko Koike, currently 71 years old, used to be a news anchor. She was elected as a senator in 1992 and a member of the House of Representatives in 1993. She has held important positions such as Minister of Environment and Minister of Defense, and has also served as the President of the Liberal Democratic Party's General Affairs. Kochi was first elected as the Governor of Tokyo in 2016 and was re elected in 2020. (Lai Xin She)