Women were elected to a record number of posts in Japan’s local elections, held Sunday.
Hiroko Uehara was elected as Tokyo’s first woman district mayor. Uehara will have jurisdiction over Kunitachi, a western sector of the city. While the first female district mayor, Uehara is the fourth woman to become a city major in the country.
In other positive news, more than 1,000 women were elected to city assemblies. Japan holds local elections every four years.
