Takako Doi
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Doi was born in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture. She graduated from Doshisha University, where she studied law.
Doi died from pneumonia on 20 September 2014 in Hyōgo Prefecture, aged 85.[1]
References
- ↑ SDP's Doi, nation's first female leader of major Japanese political party, dies at 85. 28 September 2014. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/09/28/national/politics-diplomacy/sdps-doi-nations-first-female-leader-of-major-japanese-political-party-dies-at-85/#.VCiW7vldU4w. Retrieved 28 September 2014.