then, koike was appointed as the country's first female defense minister. for all of her political success, she ran into difficulty when she decided to run for governor. she ran as an independent and won without the official recommendation of her party. some party members say koike should be punished for not supporting their recommended candidate. but some others say it's time to bury the hatchet. >> translator: the japanese government believes we need to cooperate with each other. >> reporter: and when it comes to governing tokyo, koike has a lot on her plate. two of her predecessors stepped down in disgrace over spending scandals. she's promised to bring transparency to tokyo politics and regain the public's confidence. >> translator: i want her to live up to our expectations by using our money responsibly. >> translator: i hope she'll create an environment in which i can raise my child safely and that she will view things from a woman's perspective. >> reporter: preparing the city for the 2020 olympic games is also a challenge. the tokyo leader has to de

voters in tokyo have elected yuriko koike as their first female governor. >> koike won the race withinternal affairs minister and backed by the ruling party. we're joined by the tokyo bureau chief of the "washington post." good to have you with us, anna. let's first talk about koike. this is notable. an historic election. what are the differences between her and her predecessors? >> right. it's a very historic election. she's the first woman to be elected governor of tokyo. a city of more than 14 million people. and previously, she's prepared -- compared herself to hillary clinton and margaret thatcher and talked about japan not just having a glass ceiling but a steel ceiling for women. so this is a big moment for women leaders in japan. she has promised to be more transparent than her predecessor. both of her two predecessors actually had to resign early because of financial scandals involving financial irregularities. and so yuriko koike has come in saying she'll run a much more transparent administration and that she will run city hall like japanese people have never seen before.

but koike says she needs time to consider the matter. the move could be postponed -- won't be available before the scheduled opening. there have been concerns that the soil and ground water there are contaminated with harmful substances. a gas plant was once located on the site. some wholesalers slated to move to the new facilityy say t thate shops there are packed too closely together. theyey're asking t that the lay be improved. koike also wants to examine the cost of building the new market. surging costs of materials have raised the amount nearly $5.7 billion. >>> service businesses of the united states that use drones could find it easier to take off. the department of transportation has issued a new rule on using small unmanned aircraft for commercial purposes. >> these aircraft truly have the potential to transform the way we fly and they also offer many potential benefits to society. >> under the rule, drones can weigh up to 25 kilograms. flights are basically allowed only during daylight hours. and there are limits on how high a

yuriko koike has pledged to make changes happen on a number of urgent issues. she is zeroing in on japan's aging society, information disclosure, and the 2020 tokyo olympics and paralympics. ♪ koike was given a warm welcome tuesday morning as she arrived at the metropolitan government building for the first time as governor. she is the first woman to administer japan's capital. in her first address to her staff, koike referred to the political fund scandals her predecessors were involved in. she instructed them to work hard to regain the public trust in the government. in a news conference, she pledged to fulfill her campaign promise to drastically reform tokyo. >> translator: we will scrutinize efficiency of work, organization, and budget of the government and affiliated bodies as well. and we will report the results to citizens. we will reorganize the system to citizens first. >> she also touched on the budget for the 2020 games, which is expected to balloon from the initial plan. she said she plans to set up a panel of experts to study whether it's reasonabl

(yuriko koike, tokyo governor) "at least, we know the problems. we are looking for the solution." when we spoke earlier this month -- governor koike was confident she'll turn things around.now, she carries an olympic-sized burden.her 4-year term ends 6 days after the start of the 2020 games. and the countdown is on. four celebrities... known best for their work in the 1970's... star in a new tmj4. that's just ahead.but first, here's a live look from our waukesha cam. meteorologist scott steele is feingold: that's my grandfather with a brand new truck. it was one of the first to come out of this plant in 1923. but today, too many good manufacturing jobs are shipped away because of a tax code that actually rewards companies for exporting jobs. let's close the corporate loopholes- that will save taxpayer money and help business create jobs here. i'm russ feingold and i approve this message because we don't high pressure has taken bringing a refreshing change to the weather. humidity levels are much lower with dew points in the 50s as high temperatures remain in the seasonal 70s. with

tokyo governor yuriko koike visited the rio games as part of her official duties and says seeing the venues in operation and learning from them was a significant experience. she also pledged to scrutinized the budget for the 2020 tokyo games. >> translator: we need to work quickly to prepare for the tokyo games, but we also need to review plans and make corrections where necessary. >> koike says that she will work to make the games a success and win the support of the people of tokyo. >>> ypz government officials are putting the finishing touches on a second supplementary budget to help pay for a new stimulus package. nhk has learned nearly $33 billion will come out of the general account for the extra budget for the current fiscal year. the japanese are earmarking more than $7 billion for child rearing support and a one-time payment to low income earners. they're also setting aside some $14 billion for infrastructure projects such as port that can handle large cruise ships. they're allocating another $14 billion to help rebuild the quake-struck kumamato area and the tsunami-hit nort

. >> reporter: koike asked for abe's support and pledged cooperation. she wants to ensure that excitement in rio will be p pasd onon. in the run-up to the 2020 summer games. nhk world, tokyo. >>> staying hydrated is the advice from our weather desk from us here in japan. for the details, here's sayaka mori. >> well, it looks like we're expecting exceptionally warm conditions throughout this month. so it's going to be extremely hot in many portions of japan for the nexext several weeks. so please watch out for heatstroke. now, today'ss high was recorded in kyoto. the mercury hit 30.755 degrees. much of the tohoku heregion had the warmest temperature of the season so far. the mercury hit 33.4 degrees today. staying quite hot into the weekend. if fukuoka up to. 36 on thursday. don't forget to drink plenty of water and stay away from the direct sunshine if you can. now, across the south i want to talk about what's happening over at the pacific. there is a tropical storm that's affecting with heavy rains and strong winds. it's packing 65 kilometer sustained

. >> yuriko koike, the first female governor who won 3 million votes here in tokyo and wore a traditionaler ceremony from rio to tokyo as the next host of the summer olympics. but she was upstaged a bit by the prime minister shinzo abe. whoever convinced him to dress up like super mario and got the prime minister to do that, i'd like to meet that person and wond ering how they did that. >> sometimes those things can backfire. you can never be sure how it's going to turn out. certainly it's got everyone talking. will ripley joining us live from tokyo. >>> i'm rosemary church. "early start" is next for our viewers in north america. for everyone else, stay tuned for more news with hannah jones in london. you have yourself a great day. . . listerine® kills 99% of bad breath germs. this is 100% useful for a 100% fresh mouth. what's it like to not feel 100% fresh? we don't know. we swish listerine®. as do listerine® users. the very people we studied in the study of bold. people who are statistically more likely to stand up to a bully. do a yoga handstand. and be in a magician's act. listerine®