Tokyo Governor and head of Tokyo Citizens First party Yuriko Koike smiles as green paper rosettes are seen pinned to the names of elected members of her party at the party election results centre for Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election in Tokyo, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo July 2, 2017. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike will push for a law banning smoking in public places, to make the Japanese capital smoke-free ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics, media said, defying national politicians who failed to pass a similar law this spring.
Tokyo risks being one of the unhealthiest cities to host the Olympics in years, but efforts for a national ban died in the face of opposition from pro-smoking politicians - many in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling party - as well as restaurateurs and Japan Tobacco, which is one-third government-owned and paid the state $700 million in dividends in 2015.
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