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WOMEN'S ISSUES

Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump dances during a campaign rally at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 31, 2024
Trump moves to contain fallout of abortion and IVF rows
The ex-president has been under fire from conservatives over an announcement that in a second term he would ensure free in vitro fertilization.
Bureaucrats had envisioned payments of up to ¥600,000 for women who got married and settled outside of Tokyo, according to media reports.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 30, 2024
Japan scraps idea to woo women out of city with cash
Bureaucrats had envisioned payments of up to ¥600,000 for women who got married and settled outside of Tokyo.
The government made it mandatory for companies to disclose their gender pay gap in 2022, but disclosure alone isn’t enough to improve the situation, data suggests.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 29, 2024
Disclosure rules fail to narrow Japan’s yawning gender pay gap
There has been little progress toward equality, with the highest-paying firms showing some of the biggest disparities.
Participants take part in a mystery-themed matchmaking event organized by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government at Jindai Botanical Gardens in Tokyo in March.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 28, 2024
Japan to support women moving from Tokyo to countryside for marriage
The plan is aimed at helping those interested in relocating at a time when the population of young women in the countryside is shrinking.
Launched in 2012 in collaboration with the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the Nadeshiko Brand recognition aims to spotlight companies that not only prioritize gender diversity but also maintain solid financial performance.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 26, 2024
METI to expand Nadeshiko Brand criteria for women-friendly listed firms
Companies that offer support for women’s health in a bid to foster corporate awareness and encourage long-term career development for women will be eligible.
The opposite of diversity isn’t meritocracy, but homogeneity. And in organizations where everyone looks the same, standards tend to be lower.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 23, 2024
‘DEI hires’ don’t lower the bar. They raise it.
Race and gender are not superficial characteristics that can or should be stripped away in order to prove someone’s merit.
High school students submit a request to the Saitama Prefecture Board of Education in the city of Saitama on July 23 asking for 12 girls- or boys-only public high schools to remain single-gender.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 23, 2024
Saitama divided over making single-gender high schools coed
A prefectural panel said last year that rejecting girls at boys-only schools is against the United Nations convention on discrimination against women.
University students in Varanasi, India, protest against a recent rape and murder of a doctor in West Bengal. Despite some improvements in legislation following high-profile cases, such as the 2012 gang rape, violence against women has worsened, with recorded rapes increasing.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 22, 2024
Protests won’t change India's attitude toward rape
Despite some improvements in legislation following high-profile cases, such as the 2012 gang rape, violence against women has worsened, with recorded rapes increasing.
Revised guidelines on municipal governments' postpartum care programs will likely include care for women who temporarily stay at their parents' homes to give birth.
JAPAN
Aug 22, 2024
Japan to revise guidelines for local government postpartum care
The upcoming revision comes as some local governments face difficulties implementing postpartum care projects by themselves.
Medical professionals and students participate in a silent march as they condemn the rape and murder of a doctor, in Kolkata on Aug. 15.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 21, 2024
'Abuse every day': Female medics in India speak out after brutal murder
The rape and murder of a doctor in Kolkata cast a spotlight on the chronic issue of violence against women and the failure to provide safe working conditions for them.
Doctors shout slogans as they hold placards during a protest rally demanding justice following the rape and murder of a trainee medic at a hospital in Kolkata, in New Delhi, on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Aug 19, 2024
Protests spread over Indian doctor's rape and murder
Activists say the incident highlights how women in India continue to suffer despite tougher laws following a similar crime in Delhi in 2012.
Medical professionals hold a candlelight march amid nationwide strikes by doctors to condemn the rape and murder of a young medic from Kolkata, India, on Saturday.
WORLD
Aug 18, 2024
India doctors end one-day strike over colleague's rape and murder
Women activists say the incident at the British-era R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital has highlighted how women in India continue to suffer.
Medical professionals and activists hold posters and candles as they take part in a midnight protest on Wednesday to condemn the rape and murder of a young medic in Kolkata. Indian doctors in government hospitals across several states halted elective services "indefinitely" on Monday in protest.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 15, 2024
Doctors' protests spread across India after rape and murder of medic
The gruesome attack on a trainee doctor last week has prompted thousands of women to march across Indian cities overnight as well as protests by fellow medics.
Algeria's Imane Khelif after she won her semifinal bout in the women's 66-kg class at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 6.
OLYMPICS / Boxing
Aug 15, 2024
Boxer Khelif names Musk and Rowling in cyber-harassment case: report
Khelif, who won a gold medal for Algeria in women’s welterweight boxing in Paris, faced intense scrutiny during the Olympics over her biological sex.
An archival photo depicting a CWAJ board meeting from April 6, 1966
COMMUNITY / Issues / The Foreign Element
Aug 15, 2024
From the division of war, 75 years of intercultural aid
Celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, the mission of the College Women’s Association of Japan remains straightforward yet ambitious: Women supporting women.
Yuzuki Komiya (left) competes in the first national high school sumo tournament for girls in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on Saturday.
SUMO
Aug 14, 2024
Women's sumo takes big step forward with first high school championships
Athletes from all over the country took part in the historic meet, with many expressing hope that the tournament would lead to greater exposure for women’s sumo.
JPMorgan Asset Management (Japan) President Shoichi Okoshi speaks during an interview in Tokyo in July.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 14, 2024
JPMorgan wants a 30% female exec ratio in Japan
The Japanese affiliate of U.S. financial giant JPMorgan Chase plans to adopt the threshold within several years
Afghan girls weave a carpet at their house in Kabul on July 20.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 13, 2024
Three years after Taliban's return, economic woes loom large
While security has improved, many Afghans are just trying to make ends meet.
Sanae Takaichi (left) and Seiko Noda attend a debate session in Tokyo for the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election in September 2021. While both Takaichi and Noda are seeking to run again this year, they must first secure the necessary recommendations from at least 20 party lawmakers.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 12, 2024
Calls grow within LDP for female presidential candidates
Amid headwinds from a political funding scandal, the party hopes to refresh its image by presenting the possibility of Japan having its first female prime minister.
Gold medalist Imane Khelif celebrates on the podium after her victory in the women's boxing 66-kg class at the Paris Olympics on Friday.
OLYMPICS / Boxing
Aug 11, 2024
Gender row Olympic boxing champion Khelif files complaint for online harassment
Imane Khelif won the women's 66-kg final against China's Yang Liu in a unanimous points decision.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japan dispatches five language education 'partners' to India
Five members of the Japan Foundation's Nihongo Partners program (front) gather at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Monday.
Struggling train firm in Chiba Prefecture turns to self-deprecating humor
"Laughter is important when you're in a difficult situation," said Katsunori Takemoto, president of Choshi Electric Railway, on Aug. 5 in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture.
Over 90% of low-income families in Japan struggling to feed children
Save the Children Japan domestic program chief Sonoko Kawakami speaks at a news conference in Tokyo in July. A survey conducted by the group in June has found that over 90% of low-income households with children face food insecurity.
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.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
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.

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