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WOMEN'S ISSUES

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 18, 2022
Deriding women’s complaints on equal pay is costly
What should the corporate world take from this judgment? A well-run business should be able to investigate claims of pay discrimination by women and resolve them before they go to a tribunal.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 16, 2022
If a wife makes more than a husband, here are somethings to consider
When women experience career success, it can also jeopardize their relationships — a problem which men don't experience.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 14, 2022
Japan money managers shun local market when placing ESG bets
The country's four largest ESG funds have put at least 95% of their net assets in foreign stocks as of this month.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 6, 2022
Jammed in a cage with no escape, women suffer mining’s dark side
From South Africa's ultra-deep shafts to the vast iron ore pits of Western Australia, the message from the world's mines is overwhelming: Women are not safe.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Feb 1, 2022
COVID-19 and war push Yemen's businesswomen to smash taboos
War has upended Yemen's gender roles as women business owners fill a vacuum left by tens of thousands of men who have lost their government salaries or gone to the front lines to fight.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jan 3, 2022
China moves to overhaul protections for women’s rights, sort of
The Chinese government is set to change its law governing women's rights for the first time in decades, but the obvious contradictions have left many women feeling skeptical.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 2, 2022
The new political cry in South Korea: ‘Out with man haters’
The gender wars have infused the South Korean presidential race, largely seen as a contest for young voters.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Dec 21, 2021
Jikei Hospital grapples with how to protect women seeking confidential births
A hospital in Kumamoto wants babies to be born safely while protecting their mother's privacy — but legal and administrative obstacles put it at risk.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Dec 21, 2021
At a Kyushu hospital, a wavering mother decides to keep her baby after hearing about a foster child
Still a minor and in her ninth month of pregnancy, she at first wouldn't reveal her full identity and said she wanted her information to be kept from the baby as well.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Dec 20, 2021
China tennis star Peng Shuai denies she made sexual assault accusation
Peng's remarks on Sunday marked the first time she had addressed the matter on camera in public.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 14, 2021
Bank of America’s top female banker in Japan emphasizes ESG
The executive is urging female colleagues to take on new challenges as she forges a path in sustainable finance.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Dec 6, 2021
An Afghan in Japan's plea to the world
What would you do if you woke up safe and sound in Japan only to learn that your home country was collapsing into chaos?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 29, 2021
Japan labor boss finds widespread resistance to female leaders
Tomoko Yoshino is considering ways to provide practical training for women in presentation and persuasion skills to help them advance.
BUSINESS
Nov 26, 2021
Female graduates to outnumber men for first time at Japan’s financial regulator
Women account for eight of the 14 fresh bureaucrats planning to join the Financial Services Agency in April.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 24, 2021
Of course stereotypes are holding women back
Workplace discrimination has been a feature of virtually all of world history, so nobody should be shocked by evidence that it continues today.
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.
Naked man’s rampage in Saitama linked to one fatality and 10 injured
Police believe Daisuke Nishimura may have been involved in roughly 20 incidents in the 90 minutes leading up to his arrest, including a fatal hit-and-run and multiple assaults.
Japan set to fine cyclists on the spot for rule violations from 2026
Under new rules, those who use smartphones while riding a bicycle would be subject to the maximum fine of ¥12,000.
Japan brings forward deadline for electronic travel authorization system
Japan is planning to implement by March 2029 a new online screening system in which foreign visitors who don’t need a visa apply for a certification before entering the country.
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.
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.

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