Police said they arrested Lance Cpl. Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, on suspicion of strangling Anna Yagi, 39, at a hotel.

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

Japanese police said Sunday they have arrested a U.S. Marine on suspicion of the robbery and murder of a woman on Okinawa, triggering outrage in Japan.

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 ...

Japan’s population, like much of the modern world, is aging and not producing enough babies to replace all the people entering their twilight years. These older years, which we typically associate ...

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 ...

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 ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Last October, Japan shattered its ultimate glass ceiling. Nearly a year into Sanae ...

Defenders Rion Ishikawa and Hikaru Kitagawa, and midfielders Yūka Momiki and Honoka Hayashi have been posting Q&A videos in Japanese and vlogging about their days at Everton Yui Mok / Getty Images A ...