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WOMENS 5

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 23, 2021
Can Japan fix the gender gap in its politics?
Currently, only 10% of Diet members in the House of Representatives and around 20% in the House of Councilors are female.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 22, 2021
Filmmaker Naomi Kawase eager to improve WJBL's reach as new chair
The award-winning director is among seven women appointed to the Women's Japan Basketball League's expanded board as it seeks to capitalize on basketball's rising popularity in the country.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / Longform
Jun 21, 2021
Pandemic magnifies household gender roles in Japan
Latest figures show that women earn on average 44% less than men while also spending five times more time on housework and child care.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jun 16, 2021
Fear of 'pervasive' digital sex crime affecting life for South Korean women
Many victims have said they have considered suicide or leaving the country, Human Rights Watch said in a report.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 12, 2021
Women's sports ready for take off
Those looking to invest in sports should bet on women's leagues, with post-pandemic interest presenting new opportunities, according to Angela Ruggiero, the former International Olympic Committee executive board member and co-founder of the Sports Innovation Lab.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 11, 2021
South Korean soldier's death after sexual abuse prompts push for legal change
The family of an air force master sergeant who took her own life last month said authorities only tried to cover up the assault and bully and silence her.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jun 5, 2021
Naomi Osaka shows what a real champion is made of
Osaka is an introvert with high expectations of herself and who battles anxiety and depression. Success and those earnings have not eliminated her unease.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 1, 2021
‘Womenomics’ author Kathy Matsui seeks to bring ESG to Japanese startups
The ex-Goldman Sachs executive is aiming to build a fund to invest in sectors including health care, fintech, next-generation work and education, and well as the environment.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
May 31, 2021
Japan citizens' groups take on 'period poverty' as municipalities shy away
A survey in the Chugoku region has found an alarming lack of support from local municipalities for handing out sanitary products.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 31, 2021
Hong Kong's old boys club is living on borrowed time
Blame Hong Kong's clubby world of family-controlled and male-dominated businesses. Close to a third of the city's 2,500-odd listed companies had no women on the board as of the end of 2020.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
May 29, 2021
When is a sausage just a sausage? Controversial ads fuel South Korea's sexism debate.
This month three South Korean companies and the Seoul police have had to pull ads and other content after men's rights groups claimed that 'small penis' symbols were used, insulting men.
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 26, 2021
U.S. women's soccer coach Vlato Andonovski says Tokyo squad still up in the air
U.S. women's national soccer team head coach Vlatko Andonovski offered few clues on Tuesday about his highly anticipated Olympic squad, as the team prepares for a training camp and three-game Summer Series next month.
Haneda Airport security staff arrested over theft
Tokyo police have arrested a 21-year-old security inspector at Haneda Airport after he allegedly stole cash from a passenger during a baggage inspection.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
White House threatens broad crackdown on liberal groups
FBI Director Kash Patel (right) listens to senior White House adviser Stephen Miller speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Longform

Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
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