Parts of an unreleased diary of a pioneering Japanese feminist will be displayed at her memorial museum from this weekend, half a century after her death.

Several photocopied pages of the diary of Raicho Hiratsuka, in which she claimed women should raise their voice in peace issues, will be exhibited at the museum in Ueda, Nagano Prefecture, from Saturday.

Raicho Hiratsuka's unreleased diary will be displayed at her memorial museum in Nagano Prefecture from this weekend, half a century after her death. | KYODO
Raicho Hiratsuka's unreleased diary will be displayed at her memorial museum in Nagano Prefecture from this weekend, half a century after her death. | KYODO