Japan after Abe

Suga inherits Abe's broken promise: to empower Japan's women

Government yet to address pandemic's lopsided impact on female workers

YUKIO ISHIZUKA, Nikkei senior staff writer

September 23, 2020 05:10 JST

TOKYO -- Two -- that is how many women new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga appointed to his 20-member cabinet.

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