FOCUS: More female lawmakers key to elevating women to leadership in Japan

With Prime Minister Fumio Kishida appointing a record-tying five women in Cabinet reshuffle, analysts expresses hope that the move will lead to a substantial increase in the number of women lawmakers in male-dominated Japanese politics.

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