Hitomi Noda

Hitomi Noda
野田 仁実
Spouse of the Prime Minister of Japan
In role 2 September 2011 – 26 December 2012
Monarch	Akihito
Prime Minister	Yoshihiko Noda
Preceded by	Nobuko Kan
Succeeded by	Akie Abe
Personal details
Born	Hitomi Kakizoe (1963-06-07) June 7, 1963 (age 61) Tokyo, Japan
Spouse	Yoshihiko Noda ​ (m. 1992)​
Children	2
Occupation	First Lady of Japan

Hitomi Noda is the spouse of Yoshihiko Noda and served as the spouse of the prime minister of Japan.^[1]

Personal life

She married Yoshihiko Noda in 1992 and she has two sons.^[2]

Official Foreign Visits

• In 2012, she visited the United States as First Lady of Japan to attend the program Michelle Obama hosted.^[3][4]
• In 2011, she visited India on a state visit with her husband.^[5][6]

References

1. "'First lady' Hitomi Noda prefers to stay out of limelight". Japan Today. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
2. "Yoshiko Noda". 衆議院議員 野田よしひこ (in Japanese). 2012-05-02. Archived from the original on 2012-05-02. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
3. Betker, Ally. "Michelle Obama Hosted First Ladies From Around the World". The Cut. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
4. "Noda's wife meets other first ladies". The Japan Times. 2011-09-23. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
5. "State Visit of the Prime Minister of Japan". Ministry of External Affairs of India. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
6. "Japan's First Lady gets busy with students, husband with state affairs - Indian Express". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2022-09-27.