TOKYO (Reuters) - She enjoys an occasional drink, was once a local radio DJ, and is such a fan of South Korean movie stars that she began studying Korean.
Her name is Akie Abe, and on Tuesday she will become Japan's first "first lady" in over five years, when her husband Shinzo takes over from Junichiro Koizumi, a divorced bachelor.
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