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LETTERS, Page 5Woman of the Hour
The political gains of Japan Socialist Party leader Takako Doi
(WORLD, Aug. 7) are inspiring. Using the ballot, the Japanese
people have revolted against sleazy traditional politics and
supported Doi's goal to end the ruling party's monopoly on power.
The Doi phenomenon is a sign of the emerging emancipation of Asian
women. It reinvigorates Japanese democracy. I hope Doi becomes
Prime Minister; I support her vision of a neutral and nonmilitarist
Japan.
Mary C. Young Siu Tin
Quezon City, the Philippines
What a magnificent misstatement was Agriculture Minister Hisao
Horinouchi's assertion that "it is wrong for women to come to the
forefront of politics." In the recent Japanese upper-house election
campaign, he helped bring out female voters. One result was a 43%
increase in women members of the upper house, from 23 to 33.
Horinouchi has done more than anyone else to advance women in a
major legislative body.
George A. Dean
Southport, Conn.