Keiko Ochiai (1945 (age 79–80)) is a Japanese author, bookstore owner, radio personality and feminist.
She was born in Tokyo out-of-wedlock to parents who encouraged her to develop hobbies considered "unusual" for a girl, including carpentry.
[4] She published a widely-acclaimed series of essays about women in Japanese cities titled A Spoonful of Happiness (Suppun Ippai no Shiawase) based on her newspaper columns.
[3] According to its website, the store looks at culture from the point of view of children and of women, with a special focus on vegetarianism and organic products.
[7] Since the 1970s, Ochiai has been outspoken about men who grope women on crowded subways (a topic known as "chikan" or "pervert"), saying that the way to stop the problem is to raise awareness.