In the past it was very common and traditional to use the kanji character ko a child at the end of female names.

Japanese female names in politics. Served from 2017 to 2021. A young at 48 woman as head of a major political party is rare even abroad. Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications.

151 rows Political Party Government Elected Ref Portrait Name Took Office Left Office Days 1 Itō. The first Japanese woman to be appointed a cabinet minister was Nakayama Masa who became minister of health and welfare in July 1960. In the past women in Japan who defied expectations and pushed the needle on gender equality have faced backlash.

79 rows Wikipedia list article. Misuzu Ikeda celebrates winning a seat in the Tarumizu assembly. Unisex short form of Japanese names beginning with Masa- meaning 1 correct just 2 elegant 3 flourishing prosperous 4 genuine true 5 governing political 6 military.

Misuzu Ikeda becomes first assemblywoman in Tarumizu as record numbers of women elected nationwide. Nonetheless for thousands of years certain upper-class Japanese women have learned martial skills and participated in battles right alongside the male samurai. Vice President Annette Lu 2000.

If you have a few female Japanese friends you will probably notice this pattern. Kōji浩司 浩二 康二 幸次 光司 こうじmJapanese. Kōzō Watanabe Liberal Democratic Party politician Shōichi Watanabe politician Tadao Watanabe.

Minister of Finance first appointed female minister Shirley Kuo 1988. Denotes the first female minister of that particular department. Mayor of Chiayi City first elected female city mayor Hsu Shih-Hsien 1967.