Background
She was born in 1873, in Aomori, Japan.
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Motoko Hani
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She graduated from the Meiji Girls School in Tokyo.
Career
After graduation she worked as a housemaid, a primary school teacher before she became a reporter of the Hochi Shimbun, the first woman journalist in Japan. She started the Fujinrno-tomo (Women's Friend), a monthly magazine and founded the Jiyu Gakuen Girls' School.
Connections
Goro Hani, noted publicist, is her son-in-law.
