Yōko Abe

Yōko Abe (安倍 洋子, Abe Yōko), born Yōko Kishi (岸 洋子, Kishi Yōko) on 11 June 1928,[1] is the eldest daughter of Nobusuke Kishi, the widow of Shintaro Abe and the mother of Hironobu, Shinzo Abe and Nobuo Kishi.[2] She is also known as a calligrapher.[3] She is like the "God Mother" of the Kishi-Abe family (a Japanese political family for three generations),[4] had long been the leader of the wives of members of Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyūkai,[5] and is called the "God Mother of the World of Politics" because she has many followers in politics.[6]

Yōko Abe
安倍 洋子
Born
Yōko Kishi

(1928-06-11) 11 June 1928
Nakano, Nakano, Tokyo, Empire of Japan
NationalityJapanese
Alma materShirayuri Gakuen Senior High School
Spouse
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(m. 1951; died 1991)​
Children
Parents
The Abe family in 1956 (left to right): Yōko and her second son Shinzo, her husband Shintaro and her eldest son Hironobu

Works
  • 『わたしの安倍晋太郎：岸信介の娘として』（ネスコ、1992年）

Honors

References
  1. 首相動静・2016年6月11日 時事通信　「母親の洋子さんの米寿祝いパーティ」の記述あり
  2. "［人物略歴］安倍洋子氏＜故・安倍晋太郎氏の妻＞". 毎日新聞・東京朝刊. 1994-04-03. p. 4. - 毎索にて閲覧
  3. 桐山正寿 (2009-03-17). "矢萩春恵さん：文化庁長官表彰を350人が祝う 長年の書業をたたえ". 毎日新聞・東京夕刊. p. 4. 会場には書家、門人の元首相、安倍晋三さんの母・安倍洋子さんをはじめ、… - 毎索にて閲覧
  4. "絶頂の一族 プリンス・安倍晋三と六人の「ファミリー」". 講談社. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  5. "安倍新総裁の母、78歳の高齢でも息子に演説法指導". 中央日報日本語版. 2006-09-22. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  6. "安倍首相の母・洋子さん モンゴルで対北朝鮮交渉の驚愕情報". NEWSポストセブン/小学館. 2014-08-04. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
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