Tag - womens-issues

 
Menu
Search
 
April 27, 2025
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

WOMEN'S ISSUES

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 3, 2022
Abortion surges as U.S. election issue with Roe v. Wade precedent on brink
It's unclear how a U.S. Supreme Court decision invalidating Roe would play among voters, especially in suburban House districts and the states where control of the Senate will be determined.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 3, 2022
What would the end of Roe v. Wade mean? Key questions and answers.
A leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn the Roe v. Wade legal precedent describes a United States not seen in half a century.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 3, 2022
Gender pay gap leaves some Asian women $120,000 poorer — or worse
Female Burmese, Cambodian, Hmong and Nepalese employees all stand to lose around $1 million over the course of their careers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 28, 2022
Women fed up with flagrant sexism could swing Australia’s election
Prime Minister Scott Morrison's conservative government is trailing in polls ahead of the May 21 election.
JAPAN
Apr 15, 2022
Japan's government releases video to help eradicate harassment from politics
The video is based on 1,324 stories shared by local lawmakers from across Japan who have experienced some sort of harassment by their constituents or senior lawmakers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Women at Work
Apr 7, 2022
Miyuki Suzuki sets example for Japan Inc. with grace and 'spine of steel'
During a varied career with stints at a number of firms, Suzuki has strived to empower her team members — something of a novel approach in Japan's corporate world.
JAPAN
Apr 1, 2022
Japan, in need of more babies, is helping pay for costly IVF
As part of a new policy, public health insurance will reimburse 70% of the costs of advanced fertility treatments.
JAPAN
Mar 24, 2022
Some women in Japan struggle to buy menstruation products as pandemic dents finances
Around 8% of women surveyed have struggled to purchase feminine hygiene products due to financial constraints since February 2020, according to a recent study by the health ministry.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 15, 2022
‘Anti-feminist’ strategy may backfire for South Korea's next leader
While Yoon Suk-yeol ultimately won South Korea's closest-ever presidential election, his 'gender split” strategy left the electorate more sharply divided along gender lines.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Mar 8, 2022
Pay gap for working women keeps wages down for everyone in Japan
Japan's gender pay gap is the highest among the Group of Seven nations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Mar 7, 2022
Pandemic worsens all-too-familiar challenges for women in Japan
International Women's Day offers a reminder of COVID-19's impact and of the nation's slow progress on gender equality issues.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Mar 5, 2022
Japan Times 1922: Mrs. Sanger lands after investigation
Margaret Sanger, an American proponent for birth control, causes controversy as she arrives in Japan in 1922.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 27, 2022
College dreams dashed as young Afghan women fight to keep poverty at bay
The return of the Taliban and the economic collapse that followed has hit woman the hardest — without jobs and income, many cannot afford to go back to school.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Women at Work
Feb 24, 2022
Untapped potential: Raising the status of women in professional services
Masami Katakura of Ernst & Young ShinNihon hopes her journey through the world of accounting encourages the next generation of women.
Japan to resist Trump efforts to form trade bloc against China
As Japan gears up for the trade talks, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is also seeking to cushion the blow that the U.S. tariffs may have on the domestic economy.
Japan doubles down on stimulus to counter effects of Trump tariffs
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks about U.S. tariffs in Tokyo last week.
Tokyo court fines Amazon Japan ¥35 million over counterfeit products
Takahiro Fujii (center), the president of Try and E, and his lawyers speak during a news conference on Friday in Tokyo after a ruling was handed down in a case against Amazon Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Toyota chairman proposes record buyout of its supplier at $42 billion valuation
Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Akio Toyoda after a meeting in Beijing last month
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.
Can a World Expo still matter? Japan is about to find out.
By Tomoko Otake

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

Smile! It’s ‘Sanrio Time,’ now and ever after
Smile! It’s ‘Sanrio Time,’ now and ever after

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER