Tokyo DispatchJapan, in EnglishShoko Kawada, 36, took eight weeks off before and after giving birth, with her deputy covering her duties. She says she wants to show that a mayor can combine the job with raising a child.
Shoko Kawada, 36, was back at her desk after four months, with the deputy mayor holding her legal authority and her husband on six months of childcare leave.
A psychiatrist who counsels repeat vigilantes says catching voyeurs satisfies several emotional needs at once, the shortcut to dependence.
A clerical worker at a Kizugawa elementary school stopped dunning parents for school fees in 2012. The shortfall reached ¥54 million, and the city's board of education now wants the principal to cover what is left.
A city planning council approved the change, which city officials say should spur redevelopment around Kyoto Station and help stem population outflow.
A transport ministry panel has begun checking the cost-benefit case for the Tsuruga–Shin-Osaka leg, with the start of construction still subject to five conditions.
The Democratic Party took back the House and Senate, a result the Kyoto Shimbun calls a verdict on Trump's tariffs, the Iran strikes and inflation — and a cue for Tokyo to widen its options beyond Washington.
