‘I didn’t expect it to be so controversial’: the Japanese mayor who took maternity leave

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‘I didn’t expect it to be so controversial’: the Japanese mayor who took maternity leave

Shoko Kawata’s decision to take time off to have a baby – an unprecedented step for a mayor – has sparked weeks of debate inside JapanIn many other nations, no one would blink an eye. But when Japanese mayor Shoko Kawata…

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