Japan mayor who took maternity leave honoured by Time magazine

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Shoko Kawata, mayor of Yawata in Kyoto Prefecture, has been named to Time's list of most influential rising stars.

Shoko Kawata, the mayor of Yawata in Kyoto Prefecture, has been named to Time magazine's list of Most Influential Rising Stars. She became Japan's first mayor to take maternity leave, an action that drew mixed reactions in Japan, a country struggling to lift birth rates.

How it is being reported

• Japan's first mayor to take maternity leave lands on TIME100 Next listBBC World · 2 Oct, 06:53
• Japan mayor who took maternity leave named to Time’s list of most influentialThe Japan Times · 1 Oct, 09:15
• Japan mayor who took maternity leave named to Time’s list of most influentialThe Japan Times · 1 Oct, 09:15

In this story: Shoko Kawata · Yawata · Kyoto Prefecture · Time · Japan

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