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Seiko Hashimoto breaks Japan's Olympic glass ceiling

Former Cabinet minister becomes first woman to head nation's Olympic committee

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Seiko Hashimoto speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on June 26. Her political background is not unusual in Japan's sports world.  © Kyodo

MASAKO HARA
July 1, 2025 14:46 JST

TOKYO -- Seiko Hashimoto, a seven-time Olympian and former Cabinet minister, was last week elected as the first woman president of the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC).

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