She briefly attended the Japan Women's University, but left school to marry Tamizo Kushida [ja], an economist.
[1] After his death in 1934, Kushida sold insurance and became a magazine reporter to support their two children.
[2] In 1958, Kushida was elected the president of the Federation of Japanese Women's Organizations.
[3] In the 1990s, Kushida began protesting United States military bases in Japan.
[2][1] In 2000, Kushida led a march in Ginza protesting an agreement to increase military ties between Japan and the United States.