So this is why they didn’t include my boy Hephaestus. This is discrimination based on sexiness, is what it is. Where's the representation for disfigured forge-gods, Supergiant?

The current governor of Tokyo, Yuriko Koike, is female.

Prime Minister Shinto Abe

There is a near-zero chance that Miyazaki and co. would agree to this. This is exactly the kind of thing (i.e. American style merchandising) that he has spoken against on multiple occasions.