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The first female student was admitted to Japan’s national naval submarine academy Wednesday after the end of a ban on women on the country’s submarines.
Risa Takenouchi, 26, entered the academy in Hiroshima along with about 20 men, after the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force overturned previous restrictions.
“I hope not to put too much pressure on myself as the first woman,” she told reporters.
But it changed the rules in late 2018, after assessing that gender-specific privacy needs can be met without major submarine remodelling, a navy spokesman said.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has long advocated for expanding the role of women in the workplace, but the country remains stubbornly low in international gender rankings.