Yuriko Koike: Savvy politician challenging Japan’s glass ceiling
Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike is a conservative political veteran with a commanding media presence who has shown the toughness needed to climb the greasy pole of Japan’s male-dominated politics.The former television anchorwoman, long seen as potentially Japan’s first female prime minister, has found herself in the national spotlight during the coronavirus pandemic, appearing daily on TV to brief the megacity’s 14 million residents.Her calm and measured speeches, peppered with catchy slogans, have presented a sharp contrast to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has been viewed as too slow to act or too rigid and opaque in his addresses. Koike swept easily to a second term but critics say the 67-year-old’s first four years as governor were more about grabbing headlines than getting the job done.Fluent in English, and with conversational Arabic, Koike is a rare internationalist in Japan’s navel-gazing politics.Born in 1952 in Ashiya city in western Japan, Koike attended the region’s Kwansei Gakuin University before graduating from Cairo University in Egypt in 1976.After a stint as a translator, she worked as a television broadcaster, interviewing Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi and Palestinian Liberation Organisation chair Yasser Arafat. She first won an upper house seat in 1992 before switching to the more powerful lower house the following year.She joined the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in 2002 and became environment minister in 2003.During Abe’s first stint as PM, Koike served as a special advisor before becoming Japan’s first female defence minister.While she rubbed shoulders with top political figures, she enjoyed only lukewarm support inside the LDP and failed in her bid to become party chief.When she ran in the Tokyo gubernatorial race in 2016, the LDP supported a different, male candidate.The people of Tokyo, however, embraced her reformist zeal and gave her a landslide victory, making her the first woman governor of the Japanese capital, home to more than a tenth of Japan’s entire population.The next year, she took a huge gamble in launching a new national “Party of Hope”, but support fizzled after a promising start, where it looked like she could present a serious challenge to Abe.Her decision to stay as governor left the public unsure about who would become PM if her party won the national election and she suffered a heavy defeat at the polls.Allies turned rivals, Koike and Abe maintained cordial working relations as they jointly prepared for the Tokyo Olympics, which would have been a major political legacy for both of them.But the coronavirus pandemic forced a one-year delay of the Games after costly preparations.Koike quickly shifted her focus to the fight against the infection, giving daily media briefings and issuing warnings to Tokyoites that worse was to come.She repeated catchy anti-virus slogans in her televised addresses to encourage the entire nation to stay home and avoid crowds.In her re-election bid, Koike comfortably ran an independent, online-only campaign, with senior LDP members opening supporting her bid.Topics :
Sydney Morning Herald 1 August 2015It was the tears that first signalled to Cecile Stuart* that she was no longer a man. Living for five years as Michael and receiving a dose of testosterone daily, crying for the then-28-year-old had been almost impossible.“I just didn’t feel like crying, even when things were really, really bad,” she says as we sit in the living room of her house near Melbourne, children’s bikes in the front yard and a forgotten, straggling vegetable patch in the back. But three months after coming off the male hormones and reclaiming her female birth gender, she was once more able to shed tears.This was about the worst thing I could have done to my body, my life and myself.Other physical characteristics were, unfortunately, more stubborn. “I felt like exactly the same person, but I had a full-on beard and had to have whole body electrolysis twice a week for two years,” she recalls of the traumatic transition nearly 20 years ago. “It was horrible.”How she went on to deal with her surgically flattened chest, muscly frame, family, colleagues and society at large – quite apart from the underlying psychological condition that had now caused her to change her gender not once, but twice – is another question.http://www.smh.com.au/good-weekend/the-inbetweeners-20150730-ginojq.html
The business located at 521 Green Boulevard was robbed Monday night.AURORA, Ind. – Authorities are looking for a man they say robbed the Gold Connection business in Aurora with a gun.Police responded to the business, located at 521 Green Boulevard around 5:20 p.m. Monday.The business owner stated he had gone out the back door of the business to take out garbage and returned to see the suspect inside the employee area.The suspect then pointed a semi-auto hand gun at the business owner. The owner ran out of the back door and called 911.Investigators say the suspect left with an undetermined amount of cash along with 400 silver 1oz round coins, valued at over $10,000.The suspect is described as a white male, late 20’s to early 30’s, thin build, approximately 6’ tall, with length brown hair. The man was wearing a dull color T-shirt and blue jeans.Anyone with information should contact Aurora Police Department at (812) 537-3431.
Promoted ContentYou’ve Only Seen Such Colorful Hairdos In A Handful Of Anime27 Breathtakingly Beautiful Albino Animals7 Ways To Understand Your Girlfriend BetterCouples Who Celebrated Their Union In A Unique, Unforgettable WayTop Tastiest Foods From All Over The WorldEver Thought Of Sleeping Next To Celebs? This Guy Will Show You7 Breathtaking Train Stations Around The GlobeBest & Worst Celebrity Endorsed Games Ever Made2020 Tattoo Trends: Here’s What You’ll See This Year5 Of The World’s Most Unique Theme Parks10 Risky Jobs Some Women DoWho Earns More Than Ronaldo? And Rodriguez, who has just lost her status as Spain’s Instagram queen, was at it again on Friday while performing squats in matching pink gym gear.The former Gucci shop employee worked on her glutes while wearing some skin-tight leggings.Alongside the video, she wrote the caption: “The most effective way to do it is to just do it!”It is just the latest line of workout videos the Spaniard has posted to motivate her fans to stay fit. The 26-year-old has revealed other techniques to keep active including stepovers and using weights.Ronaldo and his family had been staying in a luxurious seven-story apartment that overlooked the Atlantic Ocean.But they moved to a £3,500-per-week rented home near a quiet fishing village so they could enjoy more outside space.And they appear to have maintained high spirits after Rodriguez uploaded an image of Ronaldo, their two daughters Alana and Eva and youngest son Mateo, smiling in bed together. Cristiano Ronaldo’s fiancee isn’t shy in showing off her curves to her 17.7million Instagram followers. Loading… Georgina Rodriguez is ensuring she maintains her incredible figure in lockdown by working up in a sweat in a home workout.Advertisement Read Also: Liverpool boss calls Mbappe’s dad in bid to win transfer racePortugal remains under lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak, but Ronaldo controversially reunited with his family for his niece’s 21st birthday.Meanwhile Rodriguez has been knocked off her top spot as Spain’s Instagram queen by a 20-year-old actress called Ester Exposito.But if this latest post is anything to go by, she will be back at No1 before long.FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmail分享 
Real Madrid midfielder Martin Odegaard has tested positive for Covid-19 following Monday’s round of testing, report Onda Cero radio station. The Norwegian is said to have returned a positive test result following the club’s regular testing schedule and is now set to enter a period of self-isolation and quarantine until he fully recovers, while it is likely that the rest of the Madrid squad will now train individually as per the health guidelines. The club are now waiting for a second positive test to confirm the outcome of the first test – which can occasionally provide an error. Loading… Read Also: Suarez agents hold talks with Barca after club veto Atletico switch Odegaard’s return to Madrid following a season on loan at Real Sociedad was confirmed last month and the Norwegian is set to challenge for a regular starting slot in Zidane’s side this season and he featured against his former side on Sunday. Odegaard netted seven goals for La Real last season and is the only major player to join the first-team squad at the club this summer. FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmail分享 
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BOCA RATON, Fla. (July 10, 2019) – Florida Atlantic University Athletics, in collaboration with its multimedia rights holder, Florida Atlantic Sports Properties, announced today a significant broadcast relationship with Hubbard Radio to provide deeper engagement with fans among seven radio stations, as well as increased coverage within the greater Fort Lauderdale and Miami listening areas.Concurrent with the 2019-20 football season, “640 The Hurricane Sports Radio” (WMEN-AM) will be the Owls’ dedicated flagship station. In addition to airing all football and men’s basketball games, WMEN will carry a one-hour show with Head Football Coach Lane Kiffin and Head Men’s Basketball Coach Dusty May each week during the respective seasons. The five-year broadcast agreement also calls for 640 The Hurricane Sports Radio to air FAU Update twice weekly during the AM and PM drive.“We are extremely excited to enter into a new partnership with Hubbard Radio, which will make 640 The Hurricane Sports Radio (WMEN-AM) the new flagship radio station for FAU Athletics,” said vice president and director of athletics Brian White. “This new relationship will allow FAU to broaden our reach within Palm Beach and Broward counties which is a priority as we continue to expand the FAU brand both locally and globally. With seven radio stations under the Hubbard umbrella there are ample opportunities for cross promotion, marketing and branding, which are vital as we continue to grow. We believe this partnership allows our fans, sponsors and supporters a variety of ways to get the latest on what is happening in FAU Athletics. We thank ESPN West Palm for the many years of serving as the radio home of FAU Athletics and we will continue our longstanding partnership with them in a marketing capacity.”“We’re honored that FAU Athletics and Florida Atlantic Sports Properties have chosen Hubbard Radio’s cluster of seven stations (640 WMEN, 97.9 WRMF,103.1 WIRK, X102.3, News-Talk 850 WFTL, Sunny 107.9 and Beatz 96.3) to help bring the excitement of FAU Football and Basketball to fans across South Florida,” said Elizabeth Hamma, Senior Vice President and Market Manager for Hubbard Radio West Palm Beach. “640-WMEN, the new flagship station for FAU will provide FAU fans with unparalleled access to all football and basketball games with the familiar ‘Voice of FAU Athletics’ Ken LaVicka, Coach Lane Kiffin and Coach Dusty May coaches show as well as daily updates on FAU Athletics. The growth of FAU Athletics has significant impact on our local South Florida community. We look forward to being a part of that growth for years to come.”All broadcast aspects are overseen and managed by Florida Atlanta Sports Properties, FAU’s exclusive athletics multimedia rightsholder and local Learfield IMG College team.“This new relationship will significantly elevate the FAU brand among the other stations’ formats owned by Hubbard Radio to allow for extensive cross promotion and new presence opportunities,” said Kevin Crossman, general manager of Florida Atlantic Sports Properties. “Everything we do, we align closely with the athletics administration, including how we continually evaluate how we engage with fans, connect with them, and deepen those relationships and experiences.”Florida Atlantic University Athletics:FAU Athletics is comprised of 21 intercollegiate teams involving 450 student athletes that compete in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track, volleyball, beach volleyball, cheer and dance. The Owls are a NCAA Division I-A (FBS) institution and compete in Conference USA and the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) (Beach Volleyball, Men’s Swimming). The Owls have been playing football since 2001 and have captured two bowl games. The dance team finished its 2014 season No. 8, nationally. FAU Cheer won a national championship in 2016.Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc.:Started in 1923, Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. is an American television and radio broadcasting corporation based in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota that was started by Stanley E. Hubbard. Hubbard Broadcasting operates radio stations and television stations in ten states. In addition to radio and television broadcast stations, other Hubbard Broadcasting companies include the satellite and cable networks ReelzChannel (launched in 2006) and F&F Productions and 2060 Digital. Hubbard Radio is also a partner in Podcast One.
INDIA turned in a brilliant bowling performance to win an eight-over shootout against New Zealand by six runs to clinch a thrilling 2-1 Twenty20 international series victory.After the teams had split the opening two contests of a keenly fought series, the decider was substantially delayed by rain in Thiruvananthapuram.The poor conditions meant that only eight overs a side were played and, having chosen to bowl, New Zealand restricted the hosts to 67-5, with Tim Southee (2-13) and Ish Sodhi (2-23) the pick of their bowlers.And India defended that paltry total, with the restricted overs suiting the hosts’ brilliance at death bowling, as the tourists mustered just 61-6 in reply to leave Virat Kohli’s team celebrating a first T20 series win against New Zealand.New Zealand were disciplined in their bowling and Southee had dangerous openers Shikhar Dhawan (6) and Rohit Sharma (8) out in consecutive balls in the third over, with Mitchell Santner taking the catch on both occasions.Kohli slogged 13 off just six deliveries, but silence swept the home stadium when the skipper followed a six with a pull to midwicket off Sodhi that Trent Boult cupped.Sodhi also accounted for Shreyas Iyer (6), but Manish Pandey (17) and Hardik Pandya (14) made valuable contributions to boost India’s tally.Those runs proved extremely valuable by the time Martin Guptill (1) was bowled by Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Colin Munro (7) – a centurion in the second T20 – had sent Jasprit Bumrah to Sharma, who took a fine fingertip catch running back from mid-on.A brilliant run out from Pandya spelled the end for dangerman Kane Williamson (8), while Henry Nicholls (2) and Tom Bruce (4) also failed to trouble the scoreboard in a chase that never got going, despite a valiant effort from Colin de Grandhomme (17).(Omnisport)
Students and researchers at USC’s Spatial Science Institute are helping Los Angeles officials address crime in the city using data and location services. The project, titled “A Spatial Analysis of Street-level Crime Trends in L.A,” focuses on exploring how the locations of crimes are related to social and built environments using GeoHub, a mapping platform that shows location-based data. Variables such as the unemployment rate or the proximity of street lights in the immediate area are recorded so viewers can analyze correlations between environmental characteristics and where crimes are actually committed.The idea behind the study is that law enforcement can use this information to deploy patrols and utilize their resources more effectively.In one example, observers can take note of the time of day and day of the week a crime took place, as well as whether it occurred near a school, liquor store or Metro stop. By identifying these patterns, police departments can adjust the way they deploy officers to deter crime.The study was spearheaded by postdoctoral research associate Noli Brazil and Geographic Information System project specialist Beau MacDonald, while undergraduates Izzy Mitchell, Richard Windisch, Kyra Schoonover, Robin Franke and Leonard Ngo and spatial informatics master’s student Yuqing Qian also contributed.In December, the group presented this project to Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s data team and the Los Angeles Police Department. Several major Los Angeles public officials and collaborators with the mayor’s office attended the presentation, including Garcetti’s chief data officer Lilian Coral, data fellow Sari Ladin and policy director for public safety Brian Buchner. Arnold Suzukamo, a GIS specialist at the LAPD, also attended.“We were so impressed with the high quality of work that the Spatial Sciences Institute has done,” Buchner said, according to USC News. “They have brought us an innovative approach that will be tremendously useful as the mayor’s office, LAPD and other city stakeholders work to develop policies and strategies to improve community safety.”
MORE: Track all the latest free agent signings with SN’s hot stove trackerZack Greinke, DiamondbacksThe need-to-know: 35 years old. Three years, $104.5 million left on contractWhy your team needs him: He’s the consistency any playoff-bound rotation craves. In the past 11 years, Greinke has thrown at least 200 innings eight times, and his lowest total in that stretch is 158 2/3. He finished second in the NL Cy Young voting in 2015 and fourth in 2017, and he was reliably solid again in 2018, with a 3.21 ERA, 4.63 K/BB and 4.2 bWAR. The “yeah, but …”: The team that deals for Greinke would be trading for his Age 35, 36 and 37 years, and he’s making more money per year than any other pitcher in baseball. Greinke feels like the type of hurler who has the pitchability (whatever that word means) to be an effective out-getter deep into his 30s, but finding the right combination of money/prospects figures to be tricky. Madison Bumgarner, GiantsThe need-to-know: 29 years old. Free agent after 2019Why your team needs him: Because he’s Madison freaking Bumgarner, and if your goal is to win the World Series, no pitcher has a better track record in October than MadBum. His 0.25 ERA in 36 career World Series innings (no, not a typo) is the stuff of legend. He’s been pretty good in the regular season, too, with a career 3.03 ERA/3.25 FIP. Yes, he’s missed time with injuries each of the past two seasons, but one was a dirt-bike injury and one was a broken bone, and he returned fully healthy from both. He is the best starting pitcher potentially available this offseason.The “yeah, but …”: It’s the “potentially available” part that’s tricky. Bumgarner is, along with Buster Posey, the face of the San Francisco franchise, and any team trading for the lefty would almost certainly have to overpay for one year of a starting pitcher. It’s the first year on the job for new GM Farhan Zaidi, and if he’s going to trade his most popular and valuable asset — a reasonable thought, considering the organization’s need to add young talent — he’s going to have to “win” the trade. Sonny Gray, YankeesThe need-to-know: 29 years old. Arbitration-eligible in 2019, free agent after 2019Why your team needs him: Because Sonny Gray is too good of a pitcher to perform like he did at Yankee Stadium in 2018, and you want to be the team that benefits from his motivated bounce-back season. Also, because he probably won’t cost nearly as much in prospects as some of the other starters on this list, and he’s worth the risk.The “yeah, but …”: On one hand, you can look at Gray’s 2018 splits — 6.98 ERA at Yankee Stadium, 3.17 ERA on the road — and say that Gray is a perfect change-of-scenery candidate. On the other hand, it’s fair to wonder WHY he was so bad in the Bronx and wonder if he’s really capable of putting together a full season like did early in his career (2.91 ERA in 64 starts in 2014-15). RIVERA: Grading the James Paxton-to-Yankees dealNoah Syndergaard, MetsThe need-to-know: 26 years old. Three years of arbitration remaining, free agent after 2021Why your team needs him: Because Syndergaard is going to win at least one Cy Young award in his career, and you want him wearing your uniform when he gets that first one. Despite being limited to 25 starts in 2018, the big right-hander still finished tied for seventh in the NL in fWAR. Any team that trades for him will be getting his prime years — Age 26, 27 and 28.The “yeah, but …”: The cost will be high. Like the Giants, the Mets have a new GM in Brodie Van Wagenen, and the pressure will be on him to land a massive haul of talent in return. The Yankees made the first big move of the offseason, trading for Mariners’ ace James Paxton in a deal that sent a couple of prospects to Seattle. Paxton won’t be the only starting pitcher dealt before the start of spring training. Let’s look at five other big names who could be moved. Brodie Van Wagenen says there would have to be “very special circumstances for us to even consider” trading Noah Syndergaard. He is part of the Mets’ core.— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) December 4, 2018Corey Kluber, IndiansThe need-to-know: Kluber, who will be 33 on April 10, has club options for 2020 ($13.5 million) and 2021 ($14 million).Why your team needs him: Because when guys who have two Cy Young awards (and two third-place finishes) in the past five years become available on the trade market, you do what you can to deal for those guys. The big right-hander has five consecutive seasons of at least 200 innings and 222 strikeouts. He’s not the only member of Cleveland’s rotation reportedly available, either. Carlos Carrasco, who will be 32 on March 21, has a club option for 2020 ($9.5 million), and he’s coming off a season with a 2.94 FIP and 10.8 strikeouts per nine. The “yeah, but …”: Potential cost, maybe? Kluber has been the model of elite consistency. Age, maybe? But he’s still a couple years younger than Greinke.
Editor’s note: There will be a clue on July 4.Clue No. 5 — Friday, July 1Think outside the box.Clue No. 4 — Thursday, June 30These paths merge in the woods.Clue No. 3 — Wednesday, June 29You know, the bronze third place medal isn’t always bad.Clue No. 2 — Tuesday, June 28That Stinks! PU!Clue No. 1 – Monday, June 27Glad you’re with usWe’re 30 this year and excited to have you join us.Diana Page was a sponsor and co-conspirator of the Medallion Hunt for 15 years;this year’s event is dedicated to her.GO!Clue No. 4 — Thursday, June 30These paths merge in the woods.Clue No. 3 — Wednesday, June 29You know, the bronze third place medal isn’t always bad.Clue No. 2 — Tuesday, June 28That Stinks! PU!Clue No. 1 – Monday, June 27Glad you’re with usWe’re 30 this year and excited to have you join us.Diana Page was a sponsor and co-conspirator of the Medallion Hunt for 15 years;this year’s event is dedicated to her.GO!