Tokyo votes in local polls with national consequences Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike marks a big victory in the assembly election against the party of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose popularity has slumped after a series of scandals. The energetic 64-year-old governor quit Abe's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to lead her own party, Tomin First no Kai (Tokyo Residents First), and was hoping to storm the male-dominated chamber with major reforms. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES