was a prominent Japanese politician from 1980 until her retirement in 2005. She was the first female Lower House Speaker in Japan, the highest position a female politician has ever held in the country's modern history, as well as the country's first female Opposition Leader. She served as chair of the Japan Socialist Party, and its successor, the Social Democratic Party. Her electoral feat in 1989 is regarded as a watershed moment for women in Japanese politics.
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was a prominent Japanese politician from 1980 until her retirement in 2005. She was the first female Lower House Speaker in Japan, the highest position a female politician has ever held in the country's modern history, as well as the country's first female Opposition Leader. She served as chair of the Japan Socialist Party, and its successor, the Social Democratic Party. Her electoral feat in 1989 is regarded as a watershed moment for women in Japanese politics.
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