By MANABU KITAGAWA/ Staff Writer
November 13, 2023 at 13:56 JST
Shoko Kawata, the newly elected mayor of Yawata, Kyoto Prefecture (The Asahi Shimbun)
YAWATA, Kyoto Prefecture—Despite lacking ties to this city and being described as a poor public speaker, a former social worker won an election here to become the youngest female mayor in Japan. [Read More]
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