Yuriko Koike
ABOUT YURIKO KOIKE
Career politician who's recognized for serving as the Governor of Tokyo. Prior to that, she served in the House of Representatives of Japan between 1993 and 2016. She has more than 90,000 followers on her verified Instagram account.
She obtained a bachelor's degree in sociology from Cairo University, where she was a top student.
She worked as a journalist and Arabic language interpreter before launching a career in politics. She became a politician in the year 1992 when she joined the House of Councillors.
She is the daughter of Yūjirō Koike and Emiko Koike.
She interviewed Muammar Gaddafi early in her career.
