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Yomiuri Shimbun file photo Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike
The Yomiuri Shimbun
17:42 JST, August 7, 2024
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike lost her balance and fractured her left knee joint when throwing the opening pitch at a baseball game in the capital on Tuesday night.
According to the Tokyo metropolitan government, the accident occurred at Jingu Baseball Stadium, before a game between the Tokyo Yakult Swallows and the Hanshin Tigers. Koike is expected to be in recovery for two months and will work from home for the time being, the government said.
Koike threw the pitch as part of efforts to develop an atmosphere conducive to the World Athletics Championships and the Deaflympics to be held in Tokyo next year.
Koike had planned to attend the Memorial Ceremony for the War Dead in Tokyo on Aug. 15.
