According to a dispatch by the French news agency AFP, France on Feb. 21 officially banished use of the term Mademoiselle when referring to unmarried women. Henceforth, Madame will be used irrespective of marital status.
The Germans phased out Fraulein four decades ago. And in the English-speaking world, the use of "Miss" is selectively being replaced by "Ms" (pronounced "miz").
What about Japan? Has ポリティカル・コレクトネス (poritikaru korekutonesu, political correctness) forced changes on the language?