Kyoto Prefecture

The magazine says it highlights leaders shaping the future in their respective fields.

Kawata Shoko became Japan's youngest-ever female mayor in 2023 when she took office in Kyoto Prefecture's Yamata City.

Time says she made history again this year with her decision to go on leave.

Japanese law guarantees maternity leave for most workers, but elected mayors fall outside those labor protections.

But you know what, take this all with a little bit of, you know, salt, because maybe it's also a little bit of a sanitized and rehearsed version, you know, like kind of pushed by Nintendo at the same time.

So he tells the story of being a young kid and exploring the outdoor surroundings of his hometown, Sunobe, in Kyoto Prefecture.

And we're talking about like this very truly beautiful Japanese landscape full of hillsides and lakes, you know, absolutely beautiful stuff.

Basically, Miyamoto is the ghost of Sunobe, you know, just like Ghost of Tsushima, Ghost of Yotei.

すごいね。

長文を送ってくださりました。はい。ペンネームもなかさん、京都府にお住まいの27歳女性の方です。こんばんは。ご相談です。私は1年ほどお付き合いしていた元カレがいます。その人は私が初めて心から好きになれた相手でした。旅行に行ったり、彼の親族に会ったり、恋愛の楽しさを教えてくれたのも彼でした。ですが、付き合っていく中で、だんだん私への気持ちが感じられなくなり、クリスマスや誕生日などのイベントも特に何もなく、私は好きだからこそ期待してしまい、それが辛くなってお別れしました。別れた後も忘れられず何度か会っていましたが、それもやめて3ヶ月ほど経ちました。やっと吹っ切れたと思っていたのですが、最近彼の荷物を取りに来た時に久しぶりに会ってしまい、それ以来また元カレのことばかり考えてしまいます。ただ、今の私には付き合って2ヶ月ほどの新しい彼氏がいます。年下で犬っぽい性格ですが、嫉妬してくれたり、愛情表現もたくさんしてくれて、お金も全部出してくれるような男らしい一面もあります。元カレとは真逆でちゃんと大切にしてくれる相手です。本当はこういう風に愛情をくれる人の方が幸せになれると頭ではわかっています。なのに、元カレに会ってから気持ちがずっとモヤモヤしています。今の彼氏のことも好きです。でも、なぜか元カレの時みたいなトキメキを感じきれない自分もいます。ラブラブなのなんて最初だけなのかなと考えてしまうこともあります。元カレと戻っても幸せになれない気はしているのに、どうしても思い出してしまいます。やっぱりもう会わない方がいいのでしょうか。皆さんならどうしますか？最後になりましたが、ゆあちゃんもあーるちゃんも大好きです。お二人のコラボの YouTube も全部見ています。お忙しいと思いますが、お体大切にされてください。最後まで読んでくださりありがとうございます。

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[upbeat music] And that is it for business news.

[gentle music] Kawata Shoko, who heads Yawata City in Kyoto Prefecture, recently made history by being the first sitting mayor to take maternity leave.

She and her husband welcomed their first child on September 15th.

Overseas women leaders giving birth while in office is not uncommon, but here in Japan, the mayor's decision has sparked heated discussion.

[jingle] Fall exhibition to feature rarely shown cultural treasures of Kyoto.

Kyoto cultural treasures normally kept out of the public eye will go on display at thirty-two locations across Kyoto Prefecture for a fall exhibition from October 30th to December 6th.

The event is hosted by the Kyoto Heritage Preservation Association with the Asahi Shimbun as a special sponsor.

This sixty-second iteration will offer viewings at the most locations in the exhibition's history.

The government has been working to broaden the base of individual investors, such as by expanding the Nippon Individual Savings Account, NISA, tax-free investment program, so the benefits of the high stock prices will trickle down to a broader range of household finances.

Fall exhibition to feature rarely shown cultural treasures of Kyoto Kyoto Cultural Treasures normally kept out of the public eye will go on display at 32 locations across Kyoto Prefecture for a fall exhibition from October 30 to December 6.

The event is hosted by the Kyoto Heritage Preservation Association with the Asahi Shimbun as a special sponsor.

This 60-second iteration will offer viewings at the most locations in the exhibition's history.

There were some people selling just Mie tea or Shiga tea or Nara tea.

So, A lot of people labeling as Uji Matcha, really, it's actually coming from Mie, Shiga, Nara, or somewhere else in Kyoto Prefecture, not from Uji itself.

And if they call it an Uji Matcha blend, then up to 50% could come from Kagoshima or Shizuoka.

So with that caveat, turns out that there are more products labeled as Yame this year, 2026, than there are Uji.

The number tended to be lower in urban areas.

At one hundred fourteen, Kyoto prefecture resident Fuyo Kishimoto was recognized as the oldest woman in Japan.

The oldest man is Hikaru Kato, one hundred twelve, who lives in Kumamoto prefecture.

The number of people who celebrated their one-hundredth birthday during the current fiscal year are counting down to it totaled fifty-four thousand two hundred ninety-four, including Japanese nationals living overseas and foreign nationals with permanent residency.