Kuniko Tanioka Explained

is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Osaka Prefecture, she graduated from the University of Toronto in Ontario, Canada and gained a bachelor's degree in developmental biology. She was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007. She is president of Shigakkan University.^[1]

References

• Web site: http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/diet/profile/0068/00068018.html . ja:政治家情報 〜谷岡 郁子〜 . ザ･選挙 . . 2007-11-14 . Japanese.

External links

• in Japanese.

Notes and References

1. News: Makino. Catherine. Sexist Taunts in Japan Hit a Fertility Nerve. Women's eNews. July 8, 2014. July 16, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140713201753/http://womensenews.org/story/equalitywomen%E2%80%99s-rights/140703/sexist-taunts-in-japan-hit-fertility-nerve. July 13, 2014. dead.