Koike Politics School Starts
Opening Ceremony in Tokyo
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike answers questions from the media after the opening ceremony for a new school, called ''Kibo no Juku'' (Academy of Hope) on October 30, 2016, Tokyo, Japan. Koike opened the new political school in Tokyo where the first lecturer will be Yukio Takano, Toshima Ward Mayor, who supported Koike's governor campaign. The school has already accepted some 2,902 applications to attend its seminars. It is rumored that Koike is planning to launch her own political party having won the Tokyo governorship as an independent. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)