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Yuko Kishida

b. 1964

First Lady of Japan from 2021 to 2024

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About Yuko Kishida

Born 1964. Yuko Kishida is a Japanese housewife.

Yuko Kishida (, Kishida Yūko; Wada; born 15 August 1964) is the wife of the former Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida.

Biography Yuko and Fumio Kishida with U.S. President Joe Biden (May 2022). Kishida was born in Miyoshi City, Hiroshima Prefecture, as the eldest daughter of Kunijirō Wada, a real estate company owner.

She attended Hiroshima Jogakuin Junior and Senior High School, an integrated junior and senior high school. After graduating from high school, she attended Tokyo Women's Christian University to study Japanese literature. She joined Mazda to work as secretary of vice president Yoshihiro Wada in 1987 after graduating from TWCU. She married Fumio Kishida in 1988 and has three sons with him.

On 4 October 2021, she became the First Lady of Japan because her husband became the 100th Prime Minister of Japan after winning the 2021 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election.

Solo visit to the United States

On 17 April 2023, Yuko Kishida traveled solo to the United States at the invitation of the First Lady, Jill Biden, making her the first spouse of a Japanese Prime Minister to have made a solo visit to the United States.

During her visit, Kishida and Jill Biden planted a cherry blossom tree within the White House grounds as a symbol of the enduring friendship between the United States and Japan. Before the planting ceremony, Jill Biden gave Kishida a tour of the White House, including the Oval Office, where she had the opportunity to briefly converse with U.S. President Joe Biden.

Kishida also visited Howard University, a distinguished historically Black university in Washington, D.C. There, she engaged with students who were studying Japanese.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Housewife
Nationality
Education
Tokyo Woman's Christian University, Tokyo Women's Christian University
Positions held
Spouse of the Prime Minister of Japan
Employers
Mazda
Also known as
Yūko Kishida, Yuko Wada, Yūko Wada

Family & relationships

Spouse
Fumio Kishida

People in Yuko Kishida's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Yuko Kishida's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Yuko Kishida?

First Lady of Japan from 2021 to 2024

When was Yuko Kishida born?

Yuko Kishida was born on 15 August 1964 in Miyoshi.

What is Yuko Kishida's occupation?

Yuko Kishida is a housewife.

What nationality is Yuko Kishida?

Yuko Kishida is Japanese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Yuko Kishida

· Wikidata: Q108806841

· DBpedia: Yuko Kishida

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