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Japan makes tepid push on gender gap in politics as election nears
ODAWARA, Japan — Karen Makishima is the only female running for Japan’s governing party in her 20-seat prefecture for the Oct. 27 general election, reflecting the tough battle women face in breaking into the country’s male-dominated politics. Her Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has promised to narrow one of the widest gender gaps among lawmakers in…