▁colle agues , ▁she ▁advoc ated ▁sex ▁education . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁Y ay oi ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁Japanese ▁women ' s ▁suff rage ▁movement ▁and ▁the ▁" C lean ▁E lections " ▁movement ▁in ▁Japan . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁the ▁Japanese ▁government ▁appointed ▁Y ay oi ▁and ▁ten ▁other ▁female ▁leaders ▁to ▁the ▁" E mer gency ▁Council ▁to ▁Im pro ve ▁the ▁Nation ' s ▁W ays ▁of ▁Living ," ▁a ▁pre - war ▁mobil ization ▁effort . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁leading ▁figure ▁in ▁various ▁w art ime ▁patri otic ▁women ' s ▁associations ▁and ▁youth ▁associations . ▁After ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁she ▁turned ▁again ▁to ▁organizations ▁prom oting ▁the ▁education ▁of ▁women . ▁ ▁Y ay oi ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁P reci ous ▁Crown ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁and ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Sac red ▁Tre asure ▁post hum ously ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁Y oshi oka ▁Memorial ▁Prize ▁was ▁established ▁to ▁honor ▁Y oshi oka ' s ▁success ors . ▁The ▁Japan ▁Medical ▁Women ' s ▁Association ▁has ▁named ▁its ▁two ▁awards ▁after ▁Y oshi oka ▁Y ay oi ▁and ▁Og ino ▁G ink o ▁( the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁be ▁lic ensed ▁as ▁a ▁phys ician ▁in ▁Japan ). ▁ ▁Y ay oi ▁was ▁dep icted ▁on ▁an ▁ 8 0 - yen ▁Japanese ▁comm emor ative ▁post age ▁stamp ,