Yōko Abe (安倍 洋子, Abe Yōko), born Yōko Kishi (岸 洋子, Kishi Yōko), 11 June 1928 – 4 February 2024) was a Japanese calligrapher.

Yōko Abe
安倍 洋子
Yōko (left) with her family in 1956
Born
Yōko Kishi

(1928-06-11)11 June 1928
Died4 February 2024(2024-02-04) (aged 95)
Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Alma materShirayuri Gakuen Senior High School [ja]
Spouse
(m. 1951; died 1991)
Children
Parents

Biography edit

Born on 11 June 1928,[1] Yōko Abe was the eldest daughter of Nobusuke Kishi, the widow of Shintaro Abe , and the mother of Hironobu, Shinzo Abe, and Nobuo Kishi.[2]

Known for her calligraphy,[3] she was considered to be the "Godmother" of the Kishi-Abe family (a Japanese political family for three generations),[4] and had long been the leader of the wives of members of Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyūkai.[5] She was called the "Godmother of the World of Politics" because she had many followers in politics.[6]

Yōko Abe died on 4 February 2024, at the age of 95.[7]

Works edit

  • 『わたしの安倍晋太郎:岸信介の娘として』(ネスコ、1992年)

Honors edit

References edit

  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. 3 April 1994. p. 4. - 毎索にて閲覧
  3. ^ 桐山正寿 (17 March 2009). "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 25 March 2016.
  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. 22 September 2006. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  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. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  7. ^ "安倍元総理の母、安倍洋子さんが死去". FNN. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.