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Mayumi Moriyama charts Japan’s path for women in power
Tokyo's Mayumi Moriyama, 52, leads Japan's Women's and Minors' Bureau as a top advocate for female advancement in government and business. She notes slow cultural change, contrasts with US feminism, and cites persistent barriers in pay and executive access despite a rising female workforce and 26 Diet seats.
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