Ogi becomes 1st female upper house president

Ogi becomes 1st female upper house president

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Chikage Ogi speaks in the Diet during a House of Councillors plenary session July 30 after being elected upper house president. Ogi is the first woman to serve in the post. (Kyodo)

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