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WOMEN

Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 24, 2021
Top Japanese and South Korean envoys vow to improve ties but fail to end various disputes
Despite a lack of tangible progress on sticking points, a Tokyo official saw the roughly 50-minute meeting positively, saying the two countries had 'a thorough discussion.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Sep 16, 2021
As Japan lags on gender equality, some debate needed for legal targets
At the recent International Conference for Women in Business, how to make progress, and whether voluntary targets are enough, formed the basis of much of the discussion.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2021
South Korea marks 30 years since first public testimony by former 'comfort woman'
The comfort women issue remains a source of tension between South Korea and Japan, which ruled the Korean Peninsula from 1910 until it was defeated in World War II in 1945.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 12, 2021
The world told Afghan women it had their backs — it doesn’t
More women and children were killed and wounded in Afghanistan in the first half of 2021 than in the first six months of any year since records began in 2009.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 17, 2021
The media and the authorities misinterpret the spirit of protest
Media coverage alludes to the possibility of Olympics protests turning violent, but what happens when protests in Japan actually turn violent?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2021
Moon may visit Tokyo for opening of Olympics, South Korean minister says
The South Korean president's planned visit to Japan would be the first since he participated in the Group of 20 summit in Osaka in June 2019.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 9, 2021
Controversial art exhibition in Nagoya closed after threats
The works on display included a film featuring a scene in which an image of Emperor Hirohito, the grandfather of the current emperor, is burned to ashes.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 8, 2021
South Korea's 'comfort women' face life's end as political fight rages on
The few remaining say they are facing the twilight of their lives with diminished camaraderie and will to fight.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 6, 2021
Controversial 'comfort women' exhibit to be shown by Nagoya gallery
The exhibition stoked controversy after it opened at the Aichi Triennale 2019 but was forced to close over security concerns amid a flood of threats and complaints.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 3, 2021
Japan’s green push opens path to talent outside old men’s club
The growing importance of sustainable investment could help diversify the mentality of Japan Inc. boardrooms, as firms look to draw from a nontraditional talent pool for senior positions.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 26, 2021
Suga upholds Japan's apologies for wartime aggression and comfort women
The confirmation comes amid lingering tensions with neighboring countries including South Korea and China over wartime history.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2021
Art event featuring 'comfort women' statue postponed due to protests
Organizers of an art exhibition in Tokyo featuring a statue symbolizing "comfort women" who suffered under Japan’s military brothel system before and during World War II decided Thursday to postpone the upcoming event due to disruptions caused by protestors in vehicles using loudspeakers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2021
South Korean appeals court to hear 'comfort women' case in November
A South Korean appeals court has set the first hearing of a 'comfort women' case for Nov. 25, after a lower court dismissed in April a damages lawsuit brought against Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 22, 2021
Japan in talks for South Korea president to attend Tokyo Olympic ceremony
Tokyo, however, is reluctant to hold a summit between Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Moon if the president makes a visit for the July 23 ceremony.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 19, 2021
South Korean court rejects former 'comfort women' appeal in Japan assets case
The Seoul Central District Court said Friday it rejected the appeal regarding the seizure of Japanese government assets as it was filed after the deadline for an immediate complaint.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jun 11, 2021
South Korea rulings on wartime cases may reflect judges' conviction
Court rulings have emerged lately that have upset civic group supporters of liberal President Moon Jae-in's government over wartime labor compensation and 'comfort women.'
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 27, 2021
Nadeshiko Japan star Mana Iwabuchi signs with Arsenal Women
World Cup-winning Japan forward Mana Iwabuchi signed with the Arsenal Women on Wednesday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 1, 2021
Judo judge draws strength from heading historic Japanese fireworks firm
Although the required skills are quite different from those of a judo judge, Akiko Amano says her work experience helps her when judging the martial art.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Apr 22, 2021
Despite ‘comfort women’ ruling, Tokyo-Seoul relations expected to remain tense
A South Korean court's reversal on a previous “comfort women” ruling may be seen as a win for Japan, but Tokyo is not celebrating just yet.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 21, 2021
South Korean court dismisses lawsuit by former 'comfort women' against Japan
The court applied sovereign immunity to the case — a concept under international law that says a state is immune from the jurisdiction of a court in a foreign country.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
A peek inside the brains of ‘super-agers’
For a little more than a decade, scientists have been studying a subset of people they call "super-agers.” These individuals are age 80 and older, but they have the memory ability of a person 20 to 30 years younger.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.

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