Successive Resignations of Female Cabinet Members
Headwinds for the Abe Administration
October 20, 2014, Tokyo, Japan - Justice Minister Midori Matsushima, left, and Trade Minister Yuko Obuchi, two of the five women appointed as Shinzo Abe's new Cabinet ministers on Sept. 3, resigned on Monday, October 20, 2014. The back-to-back resignations of the two minister swill deal a severe blow to Abe at a time when he is promoting women's empowerment as a pillar of his policy initiatives. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) AYF -mis-