Economy | ANALYSIS
Households to take hit from tax hike
by Tomoko Otake
The consumption tax increase will hit every household in Japan hard, with many people’s financial future hanging on whether their wages rise enough to offset the hike's impact.
Politics & Diplomacy Sep 29, 2013
U.N. agency hails Abe's speech on aiding women
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is praised by the head of the U.N. agency promoting women's rights for his speech last week but faces criticism from Time magazine.
Politics & Diplomacy Sep 22, 2013
Abe to play up policies for advancing women at U.N. meeting
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will leave Japan on Monday to attend a U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York where he is expected to vow to support the social advancement of women and protect their rights, government sources said Sunday. Abe is then expected ...
Global-related Jun 27, 2013
Saudi Arabia backsliding on women's rights
by Joshua Muravchik
The trumped-up case in which two leading Saudi activists for women's rights were sentenced to prison is a symptom of the kingdom's regression on human rights.
Global-related Mar 5, 2013
Mideast revolutions languish for Arab women
by Moha Ennaji
Though women across the Middle East participated actively in the Arab Spring protests that began in late 2010, they remain second-class citizens.