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INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY

Journalist Kazuyoshi Konishi says many men lack a sense of ownership and responsibility over issues such as women's empowerment and child-rearing, leading to such policies being overlooked.
JAPAN / Society
Mar 3, 2025
Male participation key to solving gender issues, journalist says
Gender inequality in the household is a large barrier to women’s participation in politics, creating a vicious cycle that delays progress, Kazuyoshi Konishi says.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 10, 2020
Viewing history through the lens of gender
More women need to be visible in historical narratives, but equally more girls and women need to be empowered with the technical skills to write their own narratives in the digital age.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 8, 2019
Putin rides horse with female cops ahead of International Women's Day
President Vladimir Putin mounted a horse on Thursday and cantered with female police officers in footage broadcast across Russia ahead of International Women's Day.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Mar 9, 2018
Spanish women hold nationwide strike against inequality and macho culture
Women across Spain went on strike and held street protests over gender inequality on Thursday, including midnight pot-banging rallies, bike demos and demonstrations under the rain in city squares.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 7, 2018
Japan fails to shine in annual report on women's participation in politics
As the world marks International Women's Day on Thursday, an annual report shows again that Japan lags far behind other countries for women's participation in politics.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Mar 8, 2017
In Japan, female lawmakers in short supply, annual global survey shows
Japan fell in a ranking of female lawmakers, dropping seven slots to 163rd out of 193 countries in 2016, according to the Geneva-based Inter-Parliamentary Union.

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Professional cleaner Hirofumi Sakurai takes a moment to appreciate some photographs in a Gotanda apartment whose occupant died alone. 
The last cleanup: Life and death in a lonely Japan