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My Take
Being Kakuei Tanaka's daughter would have labelled her for life, yet she built a following on her own tongue. Her popularity on taking the Foreign Ministry in 2001 was extraordinary. She fought her own bureaucracy, was dismissed, later served as Education Minister for another party, and left politics in 2014. Blunt, chaotic, unafraid.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Makiko Tanaka
- Name (Japanese)
- 田中眞紀子
- Born
- January 14, 1944 (age 82)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Monkey
- Origin
- Bunkyō-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Occupation
- diplomat / politician
2. Background
- University
- Waseda University
Awards & achievements
- Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%94%B0%E4%B8%AD%E7%9C%9E%E7%B4%80%E5%AD%90
Frequently asked questions
When was Makiko Tanaka born?
Born January 14, 1944 (age 82).
Where is Makiko Tanaka from?
Makiko Tanaka is from Bunkyō-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
What does Makiko Tanaka do?
Makiko Tanaka works as diplomat, politician.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-07-26
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.