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Japan’s first lady says husband helps with chores

By Mari Yamaguchi
Published September 5, 2014 1:24am ET
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Japan’s first lady says husband helps with chores
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wife Akie Abe speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014. Akie said on Thursday that her husband gives her time for a wide range of activities, from raising organic rice to appearing in a gay pride parade. Despite her husband's conservative image, she says he does chores when he can. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) | Eugene Hoshiko

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s first lady says she has such a busy schedule that sometimes it’s up to the prime minister to do the dishes or take out the garbage.

It’s the kind of flexibility that Akie Abe says is needed for the advancement of women in Japan.

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