Renho Murata, the Japanese leader who wants to invest in the future by helping women

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Renho Murata, the new leader of the Japan Democratic Party, is the embodiment of a gentle revolution. Woman In one of the most chauvinistic political systems in the world (female parliamentarians account for less than 15 percent of the population, one of the lowest percentages in Western countries), but also as a model and television journalist in a very formal society, Renho Murata, a year ago, managed to conquer the leadership of a historic party. The Japanese Democratic Party does not yet enjoy much support (it hovers around 8 percent according to the latest polls), but it could grow thanks to the charisma that all observers recognize in its new leaderAnd to think that to get where Renho has arrived she also had to overcome another taboo: the new head of the Democratic Party, in fact, is a "hafu", a "half-blood”, meaning she is not entirely Japanese, having been born to a Taiwanese father. This is why she only obtained citizenship at the age of 17, and this is something that has caused her many difficulties in her political career, as Japan is traditionally a country not very open to foreigners, also due to its insular nature.

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Current Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's popularity remains high, but despite his term expiring in 2018, some experts speculate that elections could be held as early as this year. This is also a unique year due to Emperor Akihito's announcement that he intends to abdicate. These reasons suggest there is scope for a radical changeTo trigger this revolution, Renho, who for the primaries decided to campaign only with his first name, another unusual thing for Japanese formalism, has staked everything on future. “The most important thing – he declared in a recent interview – are the next generations, so the children”, and to achieve this goal Murata said she was convinced that it is it is essential to offer comprehensive support to women.

The photos are taken from the Facebook page of Renho Murata

In Japan as in many metropolises around the world, the nursery schools they are full and also for this reason, according to Renho, women are forced to choose between work and motherhoodTo eliminate this hateful choice, according to the leader of the Japanese Democratic Party, It is necessary to create new communities that support both housewives and workersBut it is not enough to build new nurseries: the first step, as stated in his program, is to make kindergartens a more attractive workplace for the many excellent people that exist in Japan, for example by improving the economic treatment of workers. A program for assistance and education that also extends to nursery schools which, like kindergartens, should become for free (Schools in Japan are very expensive at the moment.) Measures to be added to the cutting university fees and increasing scholarships.

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Another key point in Renho's program is the pacifism, a value acquired with the sacrifices of the Second World War and put at risk in recent times. Prime Minister Abe, in fact, wants to carry forward a reform of the Constitution that changes, among other things, theArticle 9This article prevents Japan from establishing a regular army, although it already has a de facto effective “Self-Defense Force,” equipped with warplanes and tanks, which a recent law has allowed to be deployed abroad in emergency situations. The amendment would allow the definitive clearance of this exclusively defensive imposition.Renho has repeatedly expressed her opposition to the measure and, at the moment, represents one of the few forces capable of preventing the government from reaching the 60 percent of votes needed to pass the proposal to amend the ConstitutionThis, however, is only one of the battles she is fighting to gain the trust of the Japanese. According to several observers, Renho was chosen with the aim of renewing the party, but if she doesn't make mistakes along the way, could succeed in renewing the country.

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