National / History | JAPAN TIMES GONE BY May 1, 2022
A meeting of female political speakers meets with heckling from men 100 years ago, while Japan marks the arrival of a new Constitution, welcomes back Okinawa.
Asia Pacific Mar 12, 2022
Top China COVID fighter is woman who hit party’s glass ceiling
by Jenni Marsh
Sun Chunlan is the only female vice premier in China’s entrenched patriarchy, the sole woman on its powerful 25-member Politburo and the top official overseeing pandemic control.
National / Science & Health Dec 23, 2021
Japan to offer free cervical cancer vaccines to women who missed jabs
The free vaccines against the human papillomavirus, which causes cervical cancer, will be provided to women born between April 1997 and March 2006.
Commentary / World Nov 24, 2021
Of course stereotypes are holding women back
by Tyler Cowen
Workplace discrimination has been a feature of virtually all of world history, so nobody should be shocked by evidence that it continues today.
National / Science & Health Nov 21, 2021
Approval sought for first abortion pill in Japan, report says
About 140,000 abortions were carried out in Japan in 2020, according to the report, all via surgical procedures.
Business Nov 21, 2021
Japanese CEOs boldly going where no women have gone before
by Supriya Singh
In the male-dominated space and satellite industries, female leaders of startups are making waves.
National / Crime & Legal Nov 12, 2021
Japan urged to better protect foreign domestic abuse victims
Wishma's case shows how residency status can affect appropriate protection for foreign nationals who are victims of domestic abuse.
Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT Nov 8, 2021
Forty years of empowering women in Japan
by Kathryn Wortley
In the 40 years since its inception, FEW Japan has gone from serving a specific subset of non-Japanese women in the country to broadening its scope to help all women living here.
Our Lives | OBITUARY Nov 7, 2021
Joyce Lebra: Trailblazing scholar and witness to Japanese history
by David Cortez
The world of academia lost a true pioneer when Joyce Lebra passed away last month. She received the Order of the Rising Sun award in a ceremony a month earlier.
National / Social Issues Nov 2, 2021
The number of women whose suicides were related to work rose 34.8% in 2020 on the previous year, with cases involving changes in the work environment soaring 98.3%.
National / Politics | FOCUS Oct 25, 2021
Political parties vow increased child aid, but need goes beyond money
by Maya Kaneko
As the pandemic continues to bring hardship to families, the upcoming general election is seeing issues of welfare and support pushed to the fore.
National / Crime & Legal Sep 17, 2021
Panel proposes safeguarding personal information of sex crime victims in Japan
According to the amendment outline, abridged copies of documents of indictment with no information about the names or home addresses of sex crime victims would be sent to the accused.