36-yr-old political newcomer becomes Japan's youngest female mayor

A 36-year-old political newcomer has become Japan's youngest-ever female mayor after winning the Tokushima mayoral election on Sunday, according to Japan's city mayors' association.Sawako Naito, running as an independent, beat incumbent Akiyoshi Endo, 64, in the election, which split the vote of members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Tokushima Prefecture."With the perspective of a woman, I want to make Tokushima a comfortable city for working citizens and families with small children," Naito told reporters. She turned 36 in March.The previous holder of the record for youngest fem…READ FULL ARTICLE