400 female lawmakers open summit in Nagano

NAGANO, Japan - About 400 female national and local lawmakers, including Takako Doi, leader of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), open a two-day summit in Nagano on Oct. 29 to boost the number of their comrades in local and national chambers. Doi and former House of Representatives member Tenkoko Sonoda, 81, were among those who spoke about the need for more female lawmakers before an audience of about 1,200 people in the central Japan city.

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