Tokyo Governor Koike taking break this week due to fatigue

FILE PHOTO: Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike delivers a speech during a ceremony to mark 100 days until the opening of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games that have been postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Tokyo Metropolitan Government building in Tokyo, Japan May 16, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato/Pool

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike is taking a break from official duties this week and resting due to fatigue, a metropolitan government official said on Tuesday, confirming a report by public broadcaster NHK.

"A deputy governor will serve official duties on her behalf this week as Governor Koike needs a rest due to excess fatigue," a metropolitan government spokeswoman told Reuters.

The announcement comes as preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics ramp up amid public concerns about coronavirus infections.

FILE PHOTO: Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike (on a screen) and Tamayo Marukawa Minister for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, speak during a five-party meeting at Harumi Island Triton Square Tower Y in Tokyo, Japan June 21, 2021. Rodrigo Reyes Marin/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Polls have shown most Japanese people remain wary about the possibility that the Games will spread infections, with 435 cases reported on Tuesday.

(Reporting by Nobuhiro Kubo; Writing by Tetsushi Kajimoto; Editing by Andrew Heavens and Raissa Kasolowsky)