Less than a week after Donald Trump's upset victory in the U.S. presidential election, some in Japan were taken by another surprise.
Local tabloid Tokyo Sports, without naming sources, reported that the president-elect's eldest daughter Ivanka Trump has surfaced as a potential pick for U.S. ambassador to Japan.
Even before her father's victory, the blond-haired 35-year-old fashion-model-turned business-executive received some favorable coverage on Japanese TV. She was portrayed as beautiful, smart and business-savvy in stark contrast with her father's prevailing negative image in Japan due to his racism, bigotry, and misogyny.
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