Aomori, Jan 21 (News On Japan) –
Yuriko Sakurada, 57, a former deputy speaker of Towada’s metropolis council, has turn into Aomori Prefecture’s first feminine mayor.
Competing in opposition to 4 different unbiased candidates, she secured her first win within the Towada mayoral election. Sakurada campaigned on insurance policies like free childcare and improved highway infrastructure. She expressed hope for a society the place gender will not be overly emphasised, stating, “I am a person before I am a woman.”
Source: ANN