"I think everyone was thinking somewhere in their hearts that it would be impossible," Ms. Okada said during an interview last week in a conference room at the telecommunications business in Hirosaki owned by her mother.
"Her victory is historic, not only in terms of her personal achievement but also as a reflection of the shifting political dynamics, especially concerning women's representation in a country like Japan."
"Before a general election late last month, women held just over 10 percent of seats in the lower house of Parliament, putting the nation at 163rd out of 183 countries in the proportion of women in its national legislature."
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