Yuriko Koike

Former athlete-turned-commentator Shinobu Konno is drawing search attention in Japan as political drama unfolds around the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. Governor Yuriko Koike commented that lawmaker Ryo Yanagida's resignation came 'a little too late', noting he was the 16th agriculture minister in her ten years as governor. LDP figures including Masanobu Nishida have called for Yanagida to step down as a lawmaker, and Prime Minister Takaichi has also criticised him.