{
  "id": 14374290,
  "title": "Japan's First Mayor to Take Maternity Leave Reacts to TIME100 Next Honor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/japans-first-mayor-to-take-maternity-leave-reacts-to-time100-next",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T04:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Forward",
    "slug": "japan-forward",
    "url": "https://japan-forward.com/shoko-kawata-first-mayor-take-maternity-leave-time100-next/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mayor Shoko Kawata of Yawata City hopes maternity leave for local leaders will become so commonplace that it no longer makes headlines. The post Japan's First Mayor to Take Maternity Leave Reacts to TIME100 Next Honor first appeared on Japan Forward .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}