Akie Abe
| Akie Abe 安倍 昭恵 | |
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| Akie Abe in 2007 | |
| Spouse of the Prime Minister of Japan | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 26 December 2012 | |
| Monarch | Akihito |
| Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
| Preceded by | Hitomi Noda |
| In office 26 September 2006 – 26 September 2007 | |
| Monarch | Akihito |
| Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
| Preceded by | Chieko Mori |
| Succeeded by | Kiyoko Fukuda |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 松崎昭恵 (Matsuzaki Akie) June 10, 1962 Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Shinzō Abe |
| Relations | Akio Matsuzaki and Emiko Matsuzaki |
| Children | None |
| Residence | Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi |
| Alma mater | Sacred Heart Professional Training College |
| Occupation | Housewife / radio disc jockey |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Akie Abe (安倍 昭恵 Abe Akie, born June 10, 1962) is the wife of Shinzō Abe, the current Prime Minister of Japan.
Life
Born Akie Matsuzaki (松崎昭恵 Matsuzaki Akie), Akie is regarded as a socialite. She is from a wealthy Japanese family; her father is the former president of Morinaga & Co., one of Japan's largest confectionery companies. She was educated at Sacred Heart School in Tokyo (聖心女子学院 Seishin Joshi Gakuin), a Roman Catholic High & Middle School, then graduated from Sacred Heart Professional Training College (聖心女子専門学校 Seishin Joshi Gakuin Senmon Gakkō).[1]
Abe later worked for Dentsu Inc., the world's largest advertising agency, before marrying Shinzo Abe in 1987. She is popularly known as the "domestic opposition party" due to her outspoken views, which often contradict her husband's. Following her husband's first stint as prime minister, she opened an organic izakaya in the Kanda district of Tokyo, but is not active in management due to the urging of her mother-in-law.[2] The couple have no children, having undergone unsuccessful fertility treatments earlier in their marriage.[3]
Akky
In the late 1990s, Abe worked as a radio disc jockey in her husband's hometown of Shimonoseki. She was popular in the broadcast area and was known by her jockey name, "Akky". She is also a fan of South Korean soap operas and actors Bae Yong-joon and Park Yong-ha.[4]
Activism for LGBT rights
Abe is a supporter of sexual minorities and the LGBT community. On April 27, 2014, she joined the gay pride parade in Tokyo to show her support for broader rights to Japan's LGBT community.[5]
References
- ↑ (Japanese) 聖心女子専門学校：ホーム
- ↑ "Akie Abe not afraid to speak her mind". Japan Today. 4 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ↑ Shinzo and Akie Abe's childlessness
- ↑ Japan’s First Lady-to-Be an Avid Korean Wave Fan, The Chosun Ilbo. Accessed September 26, 2006.
- ↑ Akie Abe joins gay parade, Japan Today.
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