Stationed in the Parliament, several women play the guitar and denounce the violations committed by American soldiers on the Japanese island, where 30,000 military personnel are still deployed. It's a ...

TOKYO, Feb 28 (Reuters) - The Japanese women's soccer team won a spot at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday after beating their North Korean rivals in a match that also marked the first visit by one of ...

A widely ridiculed Japanese government idea to lure Tokyo women into marrying men in rural areas by offering cash payouts and train tickets to matchmaking events has been scrapped, officials said ...

TOKYO: The number of women in Japan's powerful lower house has fallen after snap elections, results showed Tuesday, dealing a ...

Mina Watanabe has made it her life’s work to tell the stories of the women who were sexually enslaved by the Japanese military before and during World War II. By Vivian Morelli Reporting from Tokyo ...

Five women feature in Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s new cabinet lineup, up from the previous two and equaling a previous record, yet the influx may not point to a gender equality breakthrough in a ...

A lawsuit challenges the onerous requirements for getting sterilized, calling the regulations paternalistic and a violation of women’s constitutional rights. By Motoko Rich and Kiuko Notoya Reporting ...

At the World Championships in Tokyo, the track was filled with Black women redefining what it means to compete at the highest level. Yes, the medals made us proud. Meanwhile, the hair, nails, and the ...

“While progress has been made, gender equality in directing, screenwriting and producing is still slow, with women holding only 10-20% of these roles worldwide,” says Tokyo International Film Festival ...

TOKYO (AP) — For centuries, sumo's deep links with the Shinto religion barred women from entering the ring, let alone allowing them to participate. While women remain excluded from professional sumo, ...