Japan's PM Suga, Tokyo governor Koike discuss Olympics, COVID-19 -Kyodo

Reuters

25 July 2021 at 5:34 am

FILE PHOTO: Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga attends a news conference on Japan's response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike met on Sunday to discuss the Olympic Games being held in the capital and anti-coronavirus measures, the Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday.

Koike visited the prime minister's official residence, according to the report.

Japan bagged skateboarding's first gold medal and notched a surprise win in the pool on Sunday.

(Reporting by Takashi Umekawa; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)

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