Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike officially became the leader of a political group supporting her Thursday and bolted the conservative Liberal Democratic Party the same day.
The 64-year-old governor took the helm of Tomin First no Kai (Tokyoites First) at the group’s campaign launch for the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election set for July 2.
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