Japan
- Queen of Yamatai – Himiko – 188 AD*
- Regent – Jingū of Japan – 209 AD*
- Empress – Empress Suiko – 592 AD
- First Grand Priestess of Ise Shrine – Yamatohime-no-mikoto – ca. 300 AD*
- Member of Parliament - Shidzue Katō - 1946
- Minister of Health and Welfare – Masa Nakayama – 1960
- Vice Chair of Political Party (Japan Socialist Party, 社会党) – Takako Doi – 1966
- Chair of Political Party (Japan Socialist Party, 社会党) – Takako Doi – 1986
- Mayor (Ashiya city) – Harue Kitamura – 1991
- President of House of Representatives of Japan – Takako Doi – 1993
- Governor of Osaka Prefecture – Fusae Ota – 2000
- Foreign minister – Makiko Tanaka – 2001
- Minister of the Environment - Yoriko Kawaguchi - 2001
- Governor of Kumamoto Prefecture – Yoshiko Shiotani – 2001
- Governor of Chiba Prefecture – Akiko Domoto – 2001
- Governor of Hokkaidō – Harumi Takahashi – 2003
- Speaker of House of Councillors – Chikage Ogi – 2004
- Governor of Shiga Prefecture – Yukiko Kada – 2006
- Minister of Defense – Yuriko Koike – 2007
- Minister of Justice - Keiko Chiba - 2009
- Mayor (Ōtsu city) - Naomi Koshi - 2012
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