Japan's youngest woman mayor elated by Harris' historic leap

Her country still has far to go to achieve gender equality, Sawako Naito says

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Sawako Naito was elected mayor of Tokushima in April at the age of 36. (Photo by Takeshi Hasegawa)

TAKESHI HASEGAWA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKUSHIMA, Japan -- Sawako Naito, mayor of this Japanese city on the island of Shikoku, is among the millions of women around the world who were inspired by U.S. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris' history-making victory speech Saturday.  

"I watched Harris' speech live, and I was nearly moved to tears," said Naito, who at age 36 is the nation's youngest woman mayor.

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