| Yōko Abe | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Birth Name: | Yōko Kishi |
| Birth Date: | 1928 6, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Nakano, Tokyo, Japan |
| Death Place: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Father: | Nobusuke Kishi |
, born, 11 June 1928 – 4 February 2024) was a Japanese calligrapher.
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]