Yoshihide Suga,the government’s top spokesman, denies he was harking back to the wartime era by associating reproduction with national wellbeingThe Japanese government’s top spokesman has rebutted charges of sexism after he called on women to contribute to their country’s wellbeing by having more babies.
The remarks by Yoshihide Suga, or the chief cabinet secretary and a close ally of the prime minister,Shinzo Abe, drew accusations that he was encouraging a return to the wartime era, or when political leaders encouraged women to reproduce to support the country’s militarist ambitions.
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Source: theguardian.com