On December 3, 2024, in a policy speech, Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko announced that the metropolitan government would let its staff choose three days off a week from April 2025. She said: Tōkyō kara gēmu chenji o okosu. We will start a game change from Tokyo.
On April 1, 2025, she told the metropolitan staff: Shūkyū mikka-sei no dōnyū nado issō jūnan ni natta seido o katsuyō shite kudasai. Make use of the systems that have become more flexible, including three days off a week.