Sanae Takaichi said she has a busier schedule than her male predecessors, a nod to the disproportionate share of household ...

Last October, Japan shattered its ultimate glass ceiling. Nearly a year into Sanae Takaichi’s tenure as the country’s first female prime minister, though, the global standing of Japanese women remains ...

Many women find the prime minister’s long hours relatable, but this risks normalising the gendered stereotypes many women quietly endure on a daily basis.

When Seiko Noda entered Japan’s parliament in 1993 as the first woman elected to the lower house from the long-dominant Liberal Democratic Party, she was dismayed to find no women’s restroom. The ...

Donning doll-like dresses with voluminous skirts, young women on stage roar in rage about rape and sexism they experienced in Japan, using theatre and "cute" fashion to denounce male-dominated society ...

The Cartier Women’s Initiative will host its annual “Impact Awards” ceremony at the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, Japan, where it will honor nine women described as “impact entrepreneurs,” who are working ...

Many of the most popular Japanese titles in translation belong to the healing fiction genre: cozy, comforting stories that often feature some combination of cats, cafés, and books, such as Toshikazu ...