[3] She graduated from a Presbyterian high school in Tokyo in 1903,[4] and visited the United States with her parents as a young woman.

[1] In 1916, she became active in temperance work,[7] and joined efforts to eliminate licensed prostitution in the red light districts of Tokyo.

[8][9] In 1922, she was a delegate to the World Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) meeting in Philadelphia.

[16][17][18] After World War II, Kubushiro ran unsuccessfully for seats in the Japanese legislature, and chaired the Committee for the Promotion and Establishment of Legislation Banning Prostitution.

[1] Also in 1971, she attended the Japanese government's ceremonies marking the 23rd anniversary of women's suffrage in Japan.