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Real event · international · 2026-10-02
Japan's first mayor to take maternity leave lands on TIME100 Next list
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Japan's first mayor to take maternity leave lands on TIME100 Next list
Shoko Kawata's maternity leave drew mixed reactions in Japan, a country struggling to lift birth rates.
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Shoko Kawata is the first mayor in Japan to take maternity leave.
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