1st female secretary to premier

1st female secretary to premier

TOKYO, Japan - Makiko Yamada (R), deputy director general for IT strategy at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, receives her letter of appointment from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to become one of Abe's secretaries at his office in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2013. The 53-year-old senior official at the economy ministry is the first woman to serve as a prime ministerial secretary in postwar Japan.

1st female secretary to premier

1st female secretary to premier

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Makiko Yamada, deputy director general for IT strategy at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has decided to appoint the 53-year-old senior official at the economy ministry as his secretary, making Yamada the first woman to serve as a prime ministerial secretary in postwar Japan, a government source said Nov. 29, 2013.

1st female secretary to premier

1st female secretary to premier

TOKYO, Japan - Makiko Yamada (R), deputy director general for IT strategy at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, chats with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after receiving her letter of appointment from Abe to become one of his secretaries at his office in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2013. The 53-year-old senior official at the economy ministry is the first woman to serve as a prime ministerial secretary in postwar Japan.

Japan gov't press official resigns amid scandal involving PM Suga's son

Japan gov't press official resigns amid scandal involving PM Suga's son

File photo taken Dec. 4, 2020, shows Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (L) and Cabinet Public Relations Secretary Makiko Yamada in Tokyo. Yamada has resigned, the government said on March 1, 2021, after she drew fire over an ethics scandal involving Suga's eldest son.

Japan gov't press official resigns amid scandal involving PM Suga's son

Japan gov't press official resigns amid scandal involving PM Suga's son

Japanese Cabinet Public Relations Secretary Makiko Yamada, seen in this file photo, has resigned, the government said on March 1, 2021, after she drew fire over an ethics scandal involving Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's eldest son.

Foreign Ministry official replaces scandal-hit Suga press officer

Foreign Ministry official replaces scandal-hit Suga press officer

Hikariko Ono speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on March 3, 2021, after assuming the post of Cabinet public relations secretary vacated by Makiko Yamada, who resigned amid an ethics scandal involving Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's eldest son.

Foreign Ministry official replaces scandal-hit Suga press officer

Foreign Ministry official replaces scandal-hit Suga press officer

Hikariko Ono (C) speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on March 3, 2021, after assuming the post of Cabinet public relations secretary vacated by Makiko Yamada, who resigned amid an ethics scandal involving Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's eldest son.

Foreign Ministry official replaces scandal-hit Suga's press officer

Foreign Ministry official replaces scandal-hit Suga's press officer

Hikariko Ono, seen in this file photo, was appointed by the Japanese government as Cabinet public relations secretary on March 3, 2021, after her predecessor Makiko Yamada resigned amid an ethics scandal involving Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's eldest son.

Japan PM Suga, press official who quit over scandal involving his son

Japan PM Suga, press official who quit over scandal involving his son

Combined file photo shows Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (L) and Makiko Yamada, who resigned as Cabinet public relations secretary on March 1, 2021, after drawing fire for accepting lavish dinners paid for by a broadcaster that employs Suga's eldest son in violation of an ethics code.

Opposition urges resignation of elite female bureaucrat over scandal

Opposition urges resignation of elite female bureaucrat over scandal

Cabinet Public Relations Secretary Makiko Yamada speaks during a House of Representatives committee session in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2021. The 60-year-old elite bureaucrat is facing pressure from the opposition camp to resign over a 2019 treatment to a luxury dinner by the eldest son of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.

Opposition urges resignation of elite female bureaucrat over scandal

Opposition urges resignation of elite female bureaucrat over scandal

Cabinet Public Relations Secretary Makiko Yamada speaks during a House of Representatives committee session in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2021. The 60-year-old elite bureaucrat is facing pressure from the opposition camp to resign over a 2019 treatment to a luxury dinner by the eldest son of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.

Opposition urges resignation of elite female bureaucrat over scandal

Opposition urges resignation of elite female bureaucrat over scandal

Cabinet Public Relations Secretary Makiko Yamada raises her hand during a House of Representatives committee session in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2021. The 60-year-old elite bureaucrat is facing pressure from the opposition camp to resign over a 2019 treatment to a luxury dinner by the eldest son of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.

Opposition urges resignation of elite female bureaucrat over scandal

Opposition urges resignation of elite female bureaucrat over scandal

Cabinet Public Relations Secretary Makiko Yamada speaks during a House of Representatives committee session in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2021. The 60-year-old elite bureaucrat is facing pressure from the opposition camp to resign over a 2019 treatment to a luxury dinner by the eldest son of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.