Tokyo assembly split after vote amid pandemic Olympics fears
Japan's Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshihiro Nikai speaks at a news conference on the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election day in Tokyo on Sunday, July 4, 2021. Voters in Japan's capital are electing the Tokyo city assembly amid worries about health risks during the Olympics, opening in three weeks, as coronavirus cases continue to rise. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan's Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshihiro Nikai speaks at a news conference on the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election day in Tokyo on Sunday, July 4, 2021. Voters in Japan's capital are electing the Tokyo city assembly amid worries about health risks during the Olympics, opening in three weeks, as coronavirus cases continue to rise. (Kyodo News via AP)

Jul. 04, 2021 08:19 AM EDT
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike shows up to support a candidate from her Tomin First party on the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election day in Tokyo on Sunday, July 4, 2021. Voters in Japan's capital are electing the Tokyo city assembly amid worries about health risks during the Olympics, opening in three weeks, as coronavirus cases continue to rise. (Kyodo News via AP)

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike shows up to support a candidate from her Tomin First party on the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election day in Tokyo on Sunday, July 4, 2021. Voters in Japan's capital are electing the Tokyo city assembly amid worries about health risks during the Olympics, opening in three weeks, as coronavirus cases continue to rise. (Kyodo News via AP)

Jul. 04, 2021 08:22 AM EDT