Yōko Abe (安倍 洋子, Abe Yōko), born Yōko Kishi (岸 洋子, Kishi Yōko), 11 June 1928 – 4 February 2024) was a Japanese calligrapher.

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Yōko Abe
安倍 洋子
Yōko (left) with her family in 1956
Born	Yōko Kishi (1928-06-11)11 June 1928 Nakano, Tokyo, Japan
Died	4 February 2024(2024-02-04) (aged 95) Tokyo, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Alma mater	Shirayuri Gakuen Senior High School [ja]
Spouse	Shintaro Abe ​ ​ (m. 1951; died 1991)​
Children	Hironobu Shinzo Nobuo
Parents	Nobusuke Kishi (father) Yoshiko Kishi [ja] (mother)

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Born on 11 June 1928,^[1] Yōko Abe was the eldest daughter of Nobusuke Kishi, the widow of Shintaro Abe , and the mother of Hironobu, Shinzo Abe, and Nobuo Kishi.^[2]

Known for her calligraphy,^[3] she was considered to be the "Godmother" of the Kishi-Abe family (a Japanese political family for three generations),^[4] and had long been the leader of the wives of members of Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyūkai.^[5] She was called the "Godmother of the World of Politics" because she had many followers in politics.^[6]

Yōko Abe died on 4 February 2024, at the age of 95.^[7]

• 『わたしの安倍晋太郎：岸信介の娘として』（ネスコ、1992年）

• Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus