Assembly OKs rule to limit hall entrance after baby stir

A Japanese city assembly on Monday approved a proposal to restrict non-members' entrance into the assembly hall after an assemblywoman caused a stir by bringing her baby to a sitting.The Kumamoto city assembly in southwestern Japan revised assembly rules that previously lacked stipulations on who is allowed to enter the chamber.Last November, Yuka Ogata, 42, brought her 7-month-old son to a session, saying that she did so in the hope that the assembly would be friendlier to women who are juggling their careers and childrearing.Ogata opposed the revision, citing a lack of explicit criteria. …READ FULL ARTICLE