This English article doesn't mention Kumamoto but the following Japanese BuzzFeed article contrasts the situation in New Zealand with that of Kumamoto (i.e. the refusal of Kumamoto's City Council to allow Yuka Ogata to bring her baby into the chambers and their sanctioning her for not acquiescing quickly about the matter). -- Kirk

https://www.buzzfeed.com/jp/saoriibuki/new-zeland-baby

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/08/22/australia/new-zealand-baby-parliament-intl-hnk-trnd/index.html