In a nation where appropriate two females are in cabinet, mayor Satoko Kishimoto is looking to alter the custom.
Final twelve months the forty eight-twelve months-ragged grew to alter into the first female mayor within the historic previous of Suginami, in Tokyo, Japan.
Since then she has vowed to difficulty the nation’s male-dominated politics.
Japan is the area’s third largest economy, however in 2022 it ranked 116th out of 146 international locations for its gender gap index.
“We want to recognise as a national disaster this under-representation of females in politics,” Ms Kishimoto said.
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