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“I Will Be Back After Maternity leave”... The ‘Politician Childbirth’ Debate Sparked by Japan’s Youngest Female Mayor [See-Through People]

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“I will take 8 weeks of maternity leave before and after giving birth.” Shoko Kawata (35), Mayor of Yawata City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, announced last month that she would be taking maternity leave. She was the first female local government head in Japan to do so. The decision by the female mayor in her 30s is

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“I Will Be Back After Maternity leave”... The ‘Politician Childbirth’ Debate Sparked by Japan’s Youngest Female Mayor [See-Through People]

“I will take 8 weeks of maternity leave before and after giving birth.” Shoko Kawata (35), Mayor of Yawata City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, announced last month that she would be taking maternity leave. She was the first female local government head in Japan to do so. The decision by the female mayor in her 30s is

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Naver broke the news on Sunday, June 21, 2026.
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