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Kazuo Yana

Kazuo Yana

Japanese politician (born 1979)

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    Takaichi apologizes over Yana exit as makeup remarks spark gender debate

    Japan's prime minister Sanae Takaichi told the Senate on Friday, 16 October, that she regrets appointing former agriculture minister Kazuo Yana. Her separate remarks that makeup and chores add hours to her workday have set off a debate on gender roles.

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