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Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2021
Japan ranks 120th in gender-gap report, below others in G7, China and South Korea
Continued poor performance in narrowing the gap was highlighted recently when sexist remarks were made by a former prime minister leading Tokyo's Olympic committee.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 24, 2021
80% of workers in Japan's creative industries have been harassed within last decade
Some sexual harassment victims complained of unreasonable requests for nudity, while others said they were pressured to give sexual favors in exchange for jobs.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 22, 2021
65% see Japan's vaccine rollout as slow, poll finds
Despite the views of the rollout, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's Cabinet saw its approval rate hit 42.1%, up from 38.8% in the previous poll last month.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 21, 2021
Hitting snooze: Pandemic let people sleep an extra 10 minutes in 2020
The average daily sleeping time in 14 countries, including Japan, increased nearly 10 minutes in 2020, a study found, as the virus prevented more people from going out.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 20, 2021
Female lawmakers say Japan may struggle to raise share of women running for office to 35%
With just 10% of Lower House lawmakers being women, Japan ranks 166th in the ratio of women in the lower or single house of parliament on a list of 190 countries.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2021
62.1% of Japanese willing to have COVID-19 vaccination, survey says
The poll by a team from Tokyo Medical University found that women and younger generations are less accepting of vaccines.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 14, 2021
70% of Japanese firms rethink overseas business strategy amid virus
COVID-19 and the lockdowns have forced companies in Japan to restructure their business plans in order to better weather the fallout from the virus.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 8, 2021
Some 20% of local governments in Japan have no disaster specialists
The survey also found that 14.1% of respondents have only one official for that particular responsibility.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 8, 2021
Survey shows over 60% of people in Japan feel its society favors men
While 78.4% of respondents said they felt Japan should make more concerted efforts in advancing gender equality, many also felt its realization was far on the horizon.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2021
Most survivors of 2011 quake and Fukushima crisis want to see an end to nuclear power
Some 30% of respondents said all nuclear power plants should be abolished immediately, with 52% supporting phasing out nuclear power and eventually eliminating it.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Mar 6, 2021
Rich Americans got richer as pandemic unfolded, Pew study shows
Many wealthy Americans are poised to emerge from the pandemic in better shape than they entered it, widening the gulf between the rich and the poor, a new study suggests.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 5, 2021
Nearly 90% in U.S. see China as 'competitor' or 'enemy,' survey finds
The Pew Research survey also found that many in the U.S. back Washington taking a tougher approach to bilateral ties with Beijing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2021
Tesla slips while Mazda rises in Consumer Reports' latest auto rankings
Vehicles made by the U.S. firm were less reliable than others, while Mazda outshone Porsche and Toyota was praised for its 'slow, methodical” design approach.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 15, 2021
Over half of firms in Japan want Olympics canceled or postponed, survey shows
Only 7.7% of firms polled felt the games should proceed in full form as scheduled this year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 8, 2021
Suga stops short of calling for Mori to resign as public sours on Olympic chief
A new survey shows that just 6.8% of respondents believe the gaffe-prone former prime minister is fit to head up the Tokyo 2020 effort.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 7, 2021
Half of Japanese firms in Vietnam and India plan to boost operations
The growing trend of remote work brought on by the pandemic coupled with high real estate prices has also encouraged firms to downsize offices.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 22, 2021
New panel to probe growing use of marijuana and stiffen draconian pot law
Under the Cannabis Control Law, owners and growers of the illicit plant already face up to seven years of imprisonment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 12, 2021
Can Japan raise its teleworking game under the second COVID-19 emergency?
A slew of smaller firms are still somewhat hesitant to promoting such working styles, saying they don't have enough funds to buy new equipment or that it reduces work efficiency.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 11, 2021
Poll finds 80% favor canceling or postponing Tokyo Olympics
In the poll, 35.3% called for the cancellation of the Tokyo Games, while 44.8% said the games should be put off again.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 4, 2021
People changing registered gender rising at record pace in Japan
A record high total of 948 people changed their officially registered gender in 2019, up from 868 in 2018.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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