Bürgermeisterin Shoko Kawata betritt Neuland in Japan. Sie wird die erste amtierende Bürgermeisterin des Landes sein, die Mutterschutz in Anspruch nimmt.

Japan’s youngest elected female mayor is making history again – by taking time off to become a first-time mom.

Japan’s youngest elected female mayor is making history again – by taking time off to become a first-time mom.

SHOKO Kawata, 35-godišnja gradonačelnica grada Yawata u prefekturi Kyoto, najavila je da će privremeno napustiti dužnost zbog rođenja prvog djeteta.

Shoko Kawata, Japan's youngest female mayor at 35, is set to make history by becoming the first sitting mayor in the country to take maternity leave.

Critics say Shoko Kawata getting pregnant and going on leave during a fixed political term is ‘irresponsible’

SHOKO Kawata, 35-godišnja gradonačelnica grada Yawata u prefekturi Kyoto, najavila je da će privremeno napustiti dužnost zbog rođenja prvog djeteta.

Bürgermeisterin Shoko Kawata betritt Neuland in Japan. Sie wird die erste amtierende Bürgermeisterin des Landes sein, die Mutterschutz in Anspruch nimmt.