Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike Returns to Workplace in Wheelchair, Discusses Telework Initiatives and Memorial Ceremony Stance

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike (72), who suffered a fractured left knee, took workplace for the primary time in about two weeks on the nineteenth. As for why she won’t ship a memorial to the September 1 ceremony to commemorate the Korean victims of the Nice Kanto Earthquake this yr, she instructed reporters, “As has been reported yearly.” At a press convention held on September 1 final yr, she defined, “We categorical our condolences to all of them at a grand memorial ceremony (on the identical day and on the similar location because the ceremony).”

◆“Taking the initiative” in selling teleworking

Governor Koike arrived on the workplace in a wheelchair shortly after 2 p.m. and gave the impression to be smiling as he mentioned, “I am sorry for the inconvenience.”

On the evening of the sixth of this month, through the first pitch ceremony of knowledgeable baseball recreation held at Jingu Stadium, he suffered an avulsion and fracture of the left knee joint. He was given two months for full restoration, and he labored from dwelling whereas performing his official duties. On the evening of the eighth, when the Nankai Trough earthquake emergency info was introduced, I attended a gathering of the catastrophe response headquarters on-line from my dwelling. He attended the conflict useless memorial ceremony on the fifteenth in a wheelchair.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Authorities is selling telecommuting for its staff, saying, “Within the sense of taking the lead, we want to proceed with each telecommuting and real-life work.” Relating to disaster administration reminiscent of hurricane and earthquake countermeasures, he mentioned, “Regardless of the place we’re, we work intently with the individual in cost and talk the directions clearly.” (Okunohi)