Anyone who has any dealings with Japan knows this is a very big deal. The Japanese hardly ever take vacations let alone paternity leaves. It would be great to see a lot more of this. BBC:
A district mayor in the Japanese capital, Tokyo, is going on paternity leave on Saturday, the first local government leader ever to do so.
Hironobu Narisawa, the mayor of the central Bunkyo ward, said he was aiming to change attitudes.
Japanese workers are famously reluctant to take time off after the birth of a child even though Japanese law allows either parent to have up to a year off.
