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Born Sep 22, 1939 · Miharu, Fukushima, Japan
Active 2025–present · Awards: NHK broadcasting culture award, Snow Leopard
Junko Tabei (田部井 淳子, born September 22, 1939 in Miharu – died October 20, 2016 in Kawagoe) was a Japanese mountaineer. She was the first woman to summit Everest on May 16, 1975.