Female representation: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (center) is surrounded by five newly appointed female Cabinet minsters at his official residence on Sept. 3. The ministers are (from left to right) Yuko Obuchi, Haruko Arimura, Midori Matsushima, Eriko Yamatani and Sanae Takaichi. | REUTERS In a Sept. 5 Twitter post, university instructor Akiko Orita pointed out that four of the five women appointed