Maternity, baby emergency supplies lacking in Japan municipalities

Emergency supplies for women, pregnant and nursing mothers, and babies were lacking in many Japanese municipalities, a government study found Sunday, reflecting the effects of an absence of women in official roles.In a study conducted among all 1,741 municipalities in the country through the end of 2022, 14.3 percent stockpiled baby food, while 0.5 percent had maternity clothes, according to the Cabinet Office.Some 61.1 percent were found not to have any women in disaster prevention and crisis management departments, according to the study.Around 14,000 people have lived in evacuation cente…READ FULL ARTICLE