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Japan: Youngest Ever Female Mayor-Elect Wants to Change Women's Lives

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Japan: Youngest Ever Female Mayor-Elect Wants to Change Women's Lives

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Naomi Koshi, the 36-year-old Harvard-educated lawyer who won the recent mayoral election here has vowed to change the lives of women in Japan.

Her drive to join the political world originates from seeing so many women being forced to choose between family and work.

By working closely with Gov. Kada, Koshi vows to become "the spokeswoman of a generation that cares for their elders and strives to raise children."

Read the complete story at The Mainichi Daily News, published January 24, 2012.

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Naomi Koshi, the 36-year-old Harvard-educated lawyer who won the recent mayoral election here has vowed to change the lives of women in Japan.

Her drive to join the political world originates from seeing so many women being forced to choose between family and work.

By working closely with Gov. Kada, Koshi vows to become "the spokeswoman of a generation that cares for their elders and strives to raise children."

Read the complete story at The Mainichi Daily News, published January 24, 2012.

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