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TOKYO -- Tokyos first female governor said Monday she will use her platform to host a cost-efficient and environmentally friendly 2020 Olympics and push a womens rights agenda that she hopes will be a model for Japans central government. Rod Carew Jersey .Yuriko Koike, elected in a sweeping victory last month, said in an interview that reduce, reuse and recycle of waste and temporary facilities will be her slogan for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games. The estimated cost of hosting the Olympics has spiraled.Because Japan is prone to earthquakes, buildings and even temporary facilities have to be quake-resistant, contributing to the bulging Olympic costs, she said.We should focus more on sustainability and credibility in planning the Olympics, Koike told The Associated Press, adding that she will use her expertise as a former environment minister. The triple-R of reduce, reuse and recycle perfectly fits global sustainability and waste management.She noted there is a Japanese word that expresses the idea -- mottainai, meaning what a waste. For instance, Koike said, the idea is demonstrated in the Japanese Shinto tradition of rebuilding the holiest shrine of Ise every 20 years, in which some old materials are reused.Preparations are under way for the 2020 Olympics, but they have been plagued with problems. An initial main stadium design by an Iraqi-born architect, the late Zaha Hadid, was scrapped because of soaring costs. The official Olympic logo was delayed until this year after an earlier pick was scrapped over plagiarism allegations. Then there was a questionable payment to a Singaporean firm in relation to Tokyos winning bid.Construction of the main stadium based on a new design is finally set to start toward the end of this year in Tokyo, which also hosted the Summer Olympics in 1964.Koike has pledged to examine the swelling costs to avoid saddling taxpayers with debt. She has said the problems resulted from a lack of leadership and transparency.She is also reviewing a planned relocation of Tokyos Tsukiji fish market to a site where soil is allegedly contaminated with chemicals. With the relocation linked to the construction of a main road, a delay could affect the Olympics.A veteran national lawmaker who has held top Cabinet posts including defense minister, Koike said she aims to achieve womens advancement and diversity beyond what the central government has done. She doesnt have a reputation as a feminist activist, however.The 64-year-old conservative faces challenges from the male-dominated ruling party that she defied to run for governor. Koike had been kept out of the loop under Prime Minister Shinzo Abes leadership.The percentage of female employees in the Tokyo metropolitan government is already larger than in the national government, Koike said, adding that she will further push for womens advancement as she encourages diversity overall. She said Japanese tolerance of overtime should also be corrected, so that overtime is considered a lack of efficiency.Koike studied at American University in Cairo and speaks Arabic.Being Tokyos governor ahead of the Olympics, she said she can make good use of her unique background, understanding of Islamic culture and her female point of view.She said she is currently developing a special fabric for female Muslim athletes to use during the Olympics.Ive always wanted to be someone that people would say, `you are the only one, Koike said.---Follow Mari Yamaguchi on Twitter at twitter.com/mariyamaguchiHer work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/mari-yamaguchi Miguel Sano Jersey . -- Hunter Smith scored the winner with just 12 seconds remaining in the third period as the Oshawa Generals edged the host Sarnia Sting 5-4 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action. Brian Dozier Jersey . -- Brandon Jennings made the most of his first game with the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night. http://www.authentictwinsgear.com/twins-matt-belisle-jersey/ . -- The plastic that was taped across the lockers in Oaklands clubhouse came down and the champagne that was on ice went back into the cooler. Florida States prep for Sundays home game with Florida? Three straight blowout wins over George Washington, Southern Mississippi and Nicholls State by an average of 41 points.The Gators last game before meeting their fierce in-state rivals? An 84-74 loss Tuesday night to preseason No. 1 Duke at Madison Square Garden.The divergent approaches clash at Tucker Center in Tallahassee, where the Seminoles (9-1) will try to claim their third straight win over the 21st-ranked Gators (7-2). And if this game is anything like the last two, it will probably come down to a dramatic finish.When the teams last met two seasons ago in Tallahassee, Florida State prevailed in one of the weirdest ways imaginable. The Gators Jacob Kurtz scored an own basket as time expired, tipping an attempted rebound into the Seminoles goal to give them a 65-63 win.Last season, Florida State won in more conventional fashion. Dwayne Bacon hit a mid-range jumper with 4.6 seconds left in Gainesville to secure a 73-71 verdict.The Gators are always a big-time game, big-time atmosphere, Seminoles guard Xavier Rathan-Mays said. Its a game weve been looking forward to for the last week. We didnt want to look past anybody, but we knew we had Florida coming up on Sunday and were super-excited for the game.Given how it thumped Nicholls State 118-63 Thursday night, Florida State couldnt be accused of putting it in cruise. It was the highest-scoring game in coach Leonard Hamiltons 15 seasons and the programs most points in a game since 1988, when it was a member of the long-defunct Metro CConference. Custom Minnesota Twins Jerseys. Hamilton posed a challenge to the Seminoles before Thursday nights mismatch.We knew going into it we would have this team outmanned, he said. We challenged them to see whether or not they could go play a game and not anybody take a possession off. Were trying to develop that junkyard dog mentality.In a sense, so are the Gators. While a 10-point loss to a loaded Duke team isnt exactly an embarrassment, they were upset by how they lost. There were mental errors such as missed boxouts leading to points and ill-timed turnovers.Second-year Florida coach Mike White, who played under Rob Evans two decades ago at Ole Miss, borrowed one of his coachs old tactics in preparing for this game. When a player committed a mistake that could have been prevented, like a botched defensive assignment or failed boxout, White called out the error and benched the offender.If we practice it now, there wont be any surprises come game time, center Kevarrius Hayes said. It also makes us more accountable. If you want to be on the court and trying to help your team, you cant hurt your team at the same time.Guard KeVaughn Allen, who lit up Florida State for 32 points last season, paces the Gators at 13.3 points per game. 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