TOKYO -- She enthralled the public by rebelling against the ruling party and pulling off sweeping electoral victories. But Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike had been coy regarding the question on everybody's mind: Will she return to national politics?
The Japanese public finally got an answer on Monday as she announced she will lead a new national party named Kibo no To, or "Party of Hope," that will challenge Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling Liberal Democratic Party in a general election next month.
