Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday picked a record-matching five women for his Cabinet.
The 18-member Cabinet includes Yuko Obuchi, the daughter of a former Prime Minister, as the Trade and Economy Minister, while retaining some key positions.
Mr. Abe has stressed his policies of economic growth centre around utilising the talent of women and empowering them. He has set the goal of having women in 30 per cent of leadership positions by 2020.