. >>> tokyo governor yuriko koike has been in office a little more than two months. so far she's had to deal with a number of high-profile issues while also trying to repair her office's reputation. nhk world looks at how the public is reacting to their new governor. >> reporter: tokyo governor yuriko koike came into office on a pledge to do things differently. her two predecessors had left scandals. so her first move as governor, showing she's serious. she took a pay cut. she cut her salary in half. that leaves her with $140,000 a year. a salary less than assembly members. >> translator: i am relieved that all proposals have been passed. >> reporter: governing tests came right away. of the tsukiji fish market move to a new location. the replacement site in the toyosu area has environmental issues. mainly contaminated soil under the new site. it was formerly a gas plant. the issues were highlighted by a governmental internal probe. koike vowed to get to the bottom before she took office. by saying she will punish those who are responsible for the messup. second on ko

. >>> tokyo governor yuriko koike says she will work to make the capital more accessible for people with disabilities. her idea is based on a universal design concept as the metropolis prepares for the 2020 olympic and paralympic games. koike met on friday with international paralympic president philip craven in tokyo. koike said her trip last month to rio de janeiro for the paralympics reminded her of the importance of a universal design for event sites. >> translator: we need excellent preparation in the four years leading up to the 2020 tokyo paralympic games to make them the best they can be. >> craven said he could feel koike's passion for hosting the paralympics and is looking forward to tokyo's efforts to come up with a universal design. >>> workers at tokyo electric power company have conducted a blackout simulation drill to ensure efficiency in the event of a major power outage. last week a fire at one of the company's substations left more than half a million households in the capital without electricity. the simulation assumed that trouble at a transmission facility cut power

. >> tokyo governor yuriko koike set up a panel to review costs. last week, it reported from the original to over 3 twill onyen. it proposed a money saving plan for three olympic venues, including moving the rowing and canoeing events outside the city. >>> operators of japanese care homes for the elderly are exploring the possibility of hiring a vietnam staff amid a labor shortage. operators based in osaka prefecture visited a medical college in the vietnamese capital of hanoi on monday. students asked about the cost of becoming a certified care worker in japan as well as working conditions. under an economic partnership agreement in 2014, japan began to accept vietnamese students who hoped to become care takers. >> translator: there are many young people in vietnam. i think it's a good idea to get assistance from them. >> japan's nursing industry is facing a serious labor shortage. the government estimates 300,000 caregivers will be needed by 2025, when all of the country's baby boomers will be 75 or older. >>> a group of japanese lawmakers is cal

tokyo governor yuriko koike has addressed plans to change venues. reported the price tag of the games could quadruple from the original estimate to about $30 billion. governor koike is pushing to rein in costs including planned venues. but cost is not the only thing she's looking at. we were told about some of her plans to bring to the earthquake and tsunami hit area. >> referee: i want the city of tokyo to asker these sites in the area -- disaster area. and i think this will give a very powerful message to the world. and because it's -- because the recovery or reconstruction is taking place until today. but it's going forward. and this is the time to thank the world who supported the area hit by the tsunami and earthquake. >> reporter: she's visited and met with the local governor to show they're on the same page. koike came up with the idea to cut costs. her task force had found out that building a new facility on the tokyo water front would cost seven times in e the original estimate. the ioc and organizing committee had positioned that the curre

yuriko koike is thinking about alternative sites for events like rowing and canoeing, but sources tell nhk the metropolitan government sees problems with all the options for those sports. a task force appointed by koike has proposed an alternative site for rowing and canoeing. the existing plan calls for the event to be held at a permanent facility that would be built on tokyo's waterfront. the task force is suggesting either a temporary facility be built there or holding rowing and canoeing events at an existing course in miyagi prefecture in northeastern japan. the region was devastated in 2011 by the earthquake and tsunami. metropolitan government officials say building a permanent facility in tokyo would result in an annual loss of $2 million after the olympics. they also point to problems in the plan for a temporary venue in the capital. they're saying it would be difficult to keep water levels stable. but they say work to upgrade the course in miyagi couldn't be finished before the summer games. they say buying additional land and carrying out an environmental assessment would ta

. >> translator: the consensus after yuriko koike and ioc met in tokyo, the two leaders are faced with the task of ballooning costs for the summer games. a task force estimated it could grow over $30 billion. that's four times the original estimate. the panel advised the governor to review the current venues for three events, rowing and canoeing, volleyball, and swimming. it recommended that she consider scrapping plans that require new facilities for rowing and canoeing. the panel gave three existing location says as options,ne ini massive disaster hit in 2011. but changinsapoval of the ioc. receptive to the findings. >> there we see a great potential of reduction with regard to the figures mentioned in this report. >> reporter: bach proposed setting up a framework for more dialogue. he suggested also including japan's organizing committee and the central government. koike agreed with the proposal but says she wants to finish her cost-cutting plans later this month before further discussions. nhk world, tokyo. >>> after the meeting with koike, bach also met with japan's minister in ch