Fumiko Hayashi (politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Fumiko Hayashi (politician)

Japanese noble

Date of Birth: 05-May-1946

Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan

Profession: businessperson, politician

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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About Fumiko Hayashi (politician)

  • Fumiko Hayashi (? ??, Hayashi Fumiko, born May 5, 1946, in Tokyo), is a Japanese politician and the incumbent mayor of Yokohama, the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan.
  • She is the first female mayor of the city.
  • Her previous roles have included president of BMW Tokyo, president of Tokyo Nissan Auto Sales, and chairperson and CEO of the Japanese supermarket chain Daiei.
  • On taking the chief executive role at Daiei, all of whose executives are men, Hayashi told the Nikkei Weekly: "I thought I would be able to create an example of a success in male-female collaboration."In 2006, Forbes named her the 39th most powerful woman in the world, the highest rank for a Japanese woman.
  • She was elected as mayor of Yokohama in 2009 following the sudden resignation of the former mayor, Hiroshi Nakada.

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