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A mayor in Japan announced her maternity leave - and got the whole country talking
In the face of criticism, Shoko Kawata, 35, says she loves her job and is proud to be taking time off to have a baby.
July 2, 2026South Korea nominates Han as country's first female prime minister in two decades - Reuters
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A mayor in Japan announced her maternity leave - and got the whole country talking
Watch: Shoko Kawata will make history as the first Japanese mayor to take maternity leave When the mayor of a small town in western Japan announced she was taking maternity leave, she expected some r
bbc.co.uk•July 3, 2026
Lee nominates SME Minister Han Seong-sook as new prime minister
URL is copied. SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung has nominated Han Seong-sook, the incumbent minister of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as the next prime minister, a senio
en.yna.co.kr•June 8, 2026