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Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike smiles as she learns many candidates of her new party, Tomin First no Kai, or Tokyoites First Party, are being elected while waiting for the result of Sunday's city assembly election in Tokyo, July 2, 2017. Maverick Koike’s new party is certain to make a landslide victory in the closely watched city assembly election over Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s scandal-laden ruling party, which is expected to lose nearly half of its seats, according to early media projections. Sunday’s election results are closely monitored as one that could alter national politics. (Suo Takekuma/Kyodo News via AP)

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike smiles as she learns many candidates of her new party, Tomin First no Kai, or Tokyoites First Party, are being elected while waiting for the result of Sunday's city assembly election in Tokyo, July 2, 2017. Maverick Koike’s new party is certain to make a landslide victory in the closely watched city assembly election over Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s scandal-laden ruling party, which is expected to lose nearly half of its seats, according to early media projections. Sunday’s election results are closely monitored as one that could alter national politics. (Suo Takekuma/Kyodo News via AP)

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