The youngest Japanese woman ever elected mayor has an unusual career history for a municipal leader, having been a flight attendant for 11 years.
Aya Shirai, a former employee of All Nippon Airways, was elected mayor of this industrial city Sunday and will take office Dec. 12.
Shirai, who professes a desire to understand everyone she meets, now wants to make Amagasaki "a place that offers residents fulfilling services."