Mio Sugita, 51, was not pressured to resign by Shinzo Abe because he said she was ‘still young’. Photograph: The Asahi Shimbun/The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images Mio Sugita, 51, was not pressured to resign by Shinzo Abe because he said she was ‘still young’. Photograph: The Asahi Shimbun/The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images
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