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SEXISM 2

Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 18, 2014
Tokyo assemblyman leading gender equality panel apologizes for sexist remark
Only a few months after a Tokyo lawmaker was heckled by her sexist colleagues, the metropolitan assembly rekindles the controversy as another male politician steps in it.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 12, 2014
U.S. academic hopes Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly heckling will lead to change
After decades of researching women and gender issues in Japan, retired American professor Joyce Gelb was not shocked by the male Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly members who harassed one of their female colleagues in June, but she hopes the incident will spark much-needed change.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 4, 2014
Sexist heckling occurred at April Diet committee meeting: female Diet member
A Lower House member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party admits heckling a female opposition member in April by telling her to 'get married and have children.'
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2014
Non-LDP Tokyo assembly members want sexist hecklers to confess
Forty-three members of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly support their colleague Ayaka Shiomura's call for those who heckled her during a recent session to come forward.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 3, 2014
Man accused of egging office of sexist heckler
Police on Wednesday sent a case to prosecutors accusing a man in his 50s of throwing raw eggs at the entrance to the office of Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly member Akihiro Suzuki on June 23.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 28, 2014
Sexist remarks seen through a clouded lens
It's assumed that the heckling of Tokyo assembly member Ayaka Shiomura by some of her male colleagues on June 18 became a major news story in Japan only after the foreign press picked it up as an example of intractable Japanese sexism. The situation is more nuanced than how Western media described it, but that doesn't mean it wasn't appreciated by Japanese media.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 26, 2014
Resolution to ID hecklers voted down
The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly uses the last day of its full session to reject a resolution for identifying the other lawmakers involved in heckling an assemblywoman last week.
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2014
Activists demand action on sexism
While the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party hope the furor over misogynist comments will swiftly blow over, others are continuing to press for a crackdown on discriminatory behavior in politics.
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2014
Harassment rife in local assemblies
The sexist taunting of a female politician during a session of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly is part of a long-running problem and victims often suffer in silence, some assembly members say.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 24, 2014
Tokyo lawmaker calls for change as Your Party asks for voice analysis
A Tokyo assemblywoman subjected to sexist taunts by male colleagues last week said Tuesday the capital's legislative body needs to be reformed so that the voices of women can be heard.
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People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
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A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
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