Mitsu Kōro (Japanese: 紅露みつ; 10 May 1893 – 28 December 1980) was a Japanese politician. She was one of the first group of women elected to the House of Representatives in 1946.[1] Aside from a brief spell in 1947, she served continuously in parliament until 1968.
After World War II, Akira was banned from holding public office. Instead, Kōro contested the 1946 general elections as an independent candidate in Tokushima, and was elected to the House of Representatives.[2] She subsequently joined the Liberal Party. Although she lost her seat in the April 1947 general election, she returned to parliament after winning a seat in the August 1947 House of Councillors by-elections.