Akie Abe

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honorific-prefix =
name = Akie Abe
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nationality = Japanese


imagesize = 120px
caption = 2007 photo
order = First Lady of Japan
office =
term_start = 26 September 2006
term_end = 19 September 2007
predecessor = Chieko Mori
successor =
birth_date = birth date and age|1962|6|10
birth_place =
death_date =
death_place =
party = Liberal Democratic Party
spouse = Shinzo Abe
children = None
relations = Akio Matsuzaki and Emiko Matsuzaki
residence = "Sori daijin kotei" (2-3 Nagatacho, Chiyoda, Tokyo) and
Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi
alma_mater = Sacred Heart Professional Training College
occupation = Housewife / radio disc jockey
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religion = Roman Catholic


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nihongo|Akie Abe|安倍 昭恵|"Abe Akie"|extra=born June 10, 1962 is the wife of Shinzo Abe, former Prime Minister of Japan.

Born Akie Matsuzaki (松崎 昭恵 "Matsuzaki Akie"), Akie is regarded as a socialite. She is from a wealthy Japanese family; her father is the former president of Morinaga & Co., one of Japan's largest confectionery companies. She was educated at nihongo|Sacred Heart School in Tokyo|聖心女子学院|Seishin Joshi Gakuin, a Roman Catholic High & Middle School, then graduated from nihongo|Sacred Heart Professional Training College|聖心女子専門学校|Seishin Joshi Gakuin Senmon Gakkō [ja icon [http://www.sen-sacred-heart.ac.jp/ 聖心女子専門学校：ホーム ] ] .

Abe later worked for Dentsu Inc., the world's largest advertising agency, before marrying Shinzo Abe in 1987.

Akky

In the later of 1990s, Abe worked as a radio disc jockey in her husband's hometown of Shimonoseki.Her jockey was popular in the broadcasted area and the jockey name was "Akky". She is also a fan of South Korean soap operas and actors Bae Yong-joon and Park Yong-ha." [http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200609/200609050018.html Japan’s First Lady-to-Be an Avid Korean Wave Fan] ", The Chosun Ilbo. Accessed September 26 2006.]

References

External links

* [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16840359/site/newsweek/ "Newsweek" profile]